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      Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks during a news conferenc outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023.

      'I Don't Like Censorship': Omar Slams Proposed TikTok Ban as Hawley Aims to Fast-Track Passage

      "There are very legitimate concerns about privacy and the harvesting of private user data on social media platforms, but this proposal doesn't address those," said the Minnesota Democrat.

      Kenny Stancil
      Mar 29, 2023

      Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday joined the ranks of progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups voicing opposition to proposals to ban TikTok as Republican Sen. Josh Hawley plans to force a vote on his bill sometime this week.

      "I am opposed to efforts by some Republicans and Democrats to unilaterally ban an entire social media platform," Omar (Minn.) said in a statement.

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      Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 26, 2023.

      In First TikTok, AOC Says Solution Is Not Ban But Strong Privacy Laws

      "Our first priority should be in protecting your ability to exist without social media companies harvesting and commodifying every single piece of data about you without you and without your consent," the Democrat argues.

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 26, 2023

      Amid a national debate over whether Congress should ban TikTok, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday posted her first video on the social media platform to make the case for shifting the focus to broad privacy protections for Americans.

      The New York Democrat's move follows TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifying before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee as well as rights content creators, privacy advocates, and other progressive lawmakers rallying against a company-specific ban on Capitol Hill earlier this week.

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      U.S. President Joe Biden watches as U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks outside the White House on May 17, 2022.

      400+ Groups Urge Biden to Fight for Indo-Pacific Trade Deal That Benefits Workers and Planet

      The coalition urged the U.S. to ensure the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework "prioritizes working people, combats global climate change, and reins in Big Tech abuses."

      Kenny Stancil
      Mar 02, 2023

      A coalition of 403 progressive advocacy groups on Thursday outlined conditions they say must be met for a pending Indo-Pacific trade pact to achieve important labor and environmental objectives and urged the White House to promote them during upcoming negotiations.

      "As organizations whose constituencies continue to experience the harm caused by past corporate-centered trade agreements, we have a strong desire to work with your administration to advance goals you have described for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)—particularly in terms of a long overdue shift in direction for U.S. trade policy that finally places working people and climate action at the center," the coalition wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden.

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