Florida bans TikTok at universities and government agencies

Florida Governor, Republican Ron DeSantissigned on Monday three laws that aim to “counter the pernicious influence of the Chinese Communist Party” in the state, including a rule prohibits the use applications tik tak V Offices And universities public.

“We believe that any usefulness that these applications have is clearly outweighed by the benefit that the CCP (Communist Party of China) receives from data mining and the ability to collect information,” the governor said during a press conference he proposed after the signing. legislative package in the city of Brooksville, in the west of the state.

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SB 258 prohibits the useowned by a Chinese company bytedanceworks in public wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet networks and on mobile devices.

Last month, Board of Governors public universities in that state adopted a state of emergency, according to which it was prohibited tik takapart from applications WeChat, Tencent QQ, In contact with And Kaspersky.

The three laws signed today and approved at the meeting ended last Friday are aimed at breaking the influence not only of China, but also of other “enemy countries” such as Iran, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba, Syria And North Koreaexplained DeSantis, a possible GOP candidate for United States Presidency in the 2024 elections

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Standard SB 264 prevents these countries And him agents they can buy land at least ten miles (16 km) from military bases, agricultural land and critical government infrastructure, in addition to prohibiting companies associated with these countries from entering into agreements with the Florida government.

In turn, this prevents universities from negotiating with the same countries, including on receiving funds and gifts.

“Today we really recognize the threat and take action” against “the main geopolitical threat USA“, the governor said.

Florida’s legislature closed its session last Friday with a record-breaking budget. $117,000 millionwhich marked the end of a legislative cycle that saw the approval of a series of ultra-conservative drafts that received DeSantis’ endorsement.

for dand 60 days of sessionsRepublican majorities in both houses legislated on issues such as abortion, immigration, sexuality and gender identity, education, and firearms, issues that the Democratic opposition said were motivated by the governor’s “political agenda.”

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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