The federal deputy and president of the PT, Gleisi Hoffmann (PR), mocked, this Thursday, the 25th, the sanction of the law that bans TikTok from the United States if the platform does not cut ties with China. On social media, the deputy said that the “cry against censorship” would be different if the legislation were approved in other countries. “What do the defenders of the ‘freedom of expression’ of the liar Elon Musk and his band of fascists look like now?” she wrote.
“Imagine the outcry ‘against censorship’ if it were in China, Cuba, Venezuela… But it was in the United States that Congress approved and the president sanctioned a law that could ban TikTok from the country if it is not sold to a American private group. What do the defenders of the ‘freedom of expression’ of the liar Elon Musk and his band of fascists look like now? Dictatorship against other people’s social networks is eye candy, right?”, he said on X (formerly Twitter).
On Saturday the 20th, the US House of Representatives approved the bill that would expel the platform from the country if the China-based owner does not sell its stake within a year. The country’s Senate approved the proposal on Tuesday, 23. Lawmakers examined the popular video app due to accusations that its ties with the Asian country pose a risk to the personal data of the North American population. The law was sanctioned by President Joe Biden this Wednesday, 24.
