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美国参议院法案旨在使政府更容易禁止中国科技巨头字节跳动有限公司旗下的TikTok。
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超过一半的美国州已经禁止或限制在政府发放的设备上使用TikTok。
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批评者担心TikTok的中国所有权和不断扩大的影响力，这有可能使中国政府挖掘美国人的用户数据用于间谍活动或敲诈，或通过该平台传播虚假信息和宣传。
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一个可能的解决方案是由一家美国公司收购TikTok，但鉴于目前的紧张局势，这种情况发生的概率几乎为零。
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拜登政府一直在与TikTok进行讨论，以解决隐私、安全和虚假信息问题，但关键的国家安全参与者并不信服。
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禁止TikTok的潜在成本包括美国风险资本家和私募股权公司的投资损失，TikTok影响者的收入损失，以及对美国第一修正案权利的侵蚀。
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夸大对美中经济和社会关系的担忧可能会损害美国的价值观和利益。
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美国应该平衡自由和安全，并考虑 "足够好 "的解决方案，例如通过独立网络安全专家的审核并接受定期审查的协议。
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美国应该维护言论自由和正当程序等关键价值观，并表明在与中国的竞争中，政治上的权宜之计不会压倒这些价值观。
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US Senate bill aims to make it easier for the government to ban TikTok, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance Ltd.
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More than half of US states have already banned or restricted the use of TikTok on government-issued devices.
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Critics fear TikTok’s Chinese ownership and expanding reach, which could potentially allow the Chinese government to mine user data on Americans for espionage or blackmail, or spread disinformation and propaganda through the platform.
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A possible solution would have been for a US company to acquire TikTok, but the odds of this happening are now practically zero given current tensions.
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The Biden administration has been in discussions with TikTok to address privacy, security, and disinformation concerns, but key national security players are not convinced.
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The potential costs of banning TikTok include loss of investment for US venture capitalists and private equity firms, loss of income for TikTok influencers, and erosion of Americans’ First Amendment rights.
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Exaggerated fears about US-China economic and social ties could undermine US values and interests.
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The US should balance freedom and security and consider solutions that are “good enough,” such as a deal that passes muster with independent cybersecurity experts and is subject to periodic reviews.
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The US should uphold key values such as free speech and due process and show that political expediency will not trump these values in its competition with China.