Fact check: No, RESTRICT Act doesn't allow unlimited government access
The RESTRICT act doesn’t give the government authority to monitor an individual's communications, according to legal experts.
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The RESTRICT act doesn’t give the government authority to monitor an individual's communications, according to legal experts.
Propagandized as the TikTok bill, the bill plays upon silly fears that the Communist Party of China are using social media for their evil plot to enslave Americans.
Federal laws with acronyms are usually bad news (Think the USA PATRIOT Act.)
So-called TikTok ban bill, the Act could restrict way more IT services than that - even VPNs. Here's what's at stake for US users.
While TikTok bans have earned bipartisan support, the RESTRICT Act is "a flat out invasion of our free speech rights," one legal scholar told Insider.