CHINA ORDERS APPLE TO REMOVE WHATSAPP, THREADS, OTHER APPS IN CENSORSHIP MOVE: REPORT
On Wednesday, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said she now supports the legislation after ByteDance was given a year – instead of six months in the original bill – to separate from the CCP.
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said she now supports the legislation. (Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images / Getty Images)
“I’m very happy that Speaker Johnson and House leaders incorporated my recommendation to extend the ByteDance divestment period from six months to a year,” Cantwell said Wednesday. “As I’ve said, extending the divestment period is necessary to ensure there is enough time for a new buyer to get a deal done. I support this updated legislation.”
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In the past, Musk has called himself a “free speech absolutist,” claiming it’s one of the reasons he bought Twitter, which he renamed X.
