Is TikTok just the distraction...

RESTRICT Act = PATRIOT Act 2.0?!

This week on 51/49, James talks about the impending TikTok ban, specifically uncovering the truth about The RESTRICT ACT - Senate Bill S. 686, a bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Senator Mark Warner, touted by the mainstream media as a "comprehensive, risk-based approach that proactively tackles sources of potentially dangerous technology.” But is all this talk of a ban on TikTok in the name of national security and data privacy just an excuse for more internet censorship?

0:00 TikTok Ban a Red Herring?
1:50 The RESTRICT Act, Explained
4:04 Insider Trading Behind Bipartisan Support for S. 686?

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