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Musical Journeys Thru Cinema is an American content creator on YouTube with more than 147 thousand subscribers, with his content totaling approximately 86.41 million views views across approximately 1.38 thousand videos.

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~Hi! I'm Derek. Subscribe to my channel Musical Journeys Thru Cinema for fan-requested booby trap montages and slapstick compilations for a wide variety of movies along with some videos of myself too. Enjoy! DISCLAIMER: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. My videos contain affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a small commission. Please understand that I have experience with these products and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I make. 💙 Help Support My Journey: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/musicaljourneys ---------------------------------------- 📩 GET IN TOUCH WITH ME: ⚫ For business inquiries, email: [email protected] ⚫ Visit my Website: https://musicaljourneysthrucinema.wordpress.com/ ⚫ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicaljourneysthrucinema/

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• A Day at the Races
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Room Service
• At the Circus
• The Wizard of Oz
• The Three Caballeros
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Make Mine Music
• Song of the South
• Fun and Fancy Free
• Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
• Melody Time
• So Dear to My Heart
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
• Alice in Wonderland
• Strangers on a Train
• Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
• Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
• Lady and the Tramp
• Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
• The Ten Commandments
• Darby O'Gill and the Little People
• House on Haunted Hill
• North by Northwest
• The Shaggy Dog
• Sleeping Beauty
• The Little Shop of Horrors
• Swiss Family Robinson
• 101 Dalmatians
• Babes in Toyland
• The Parent Trap
• From Russia with Love
• It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
• The Nutty Professor
• The Pink Panther
• The Sword in the Stone
• A Fistful of Dollars
• Mary Poppins
• A Shot in the Dark
• In Harm's Way
• That Darn Cat
• Thunderball
• The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
• Casino Royale
• The Jungle Book
• The Producers
• You Only Live Twice
• Blackbeard's Ghost
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• The Love Bug
• Night of the Living Dead
• The Odd Couple
• Yellow Submarine
• Yours, Mine and Ours
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service
• The Aristocats
• The Out-of-Towners
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks
• Diamonds Are Forever
• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
• The Exorcist
• Live and Let Die
• Blazing Saddles
• Herbie Rides Again
• The Man with the Golden Gun
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• Young Frankenstein
• The Apple Dumpling Gang
• Escape to Witch Mountain
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• The Return of the Pink Panther
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• The Strongest Man in the World
• The Bad News Bears
• Freaky Friday
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again
• Silent Movie
• Taxi Driver
• The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
• Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
• High Anxiety
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Pete's Dragon
• Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
• The Rescuers
• The Spy Who Loved Me
• Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
• Dawn of the Dead
• Every Which Way But Loose
• I Wanna Hold Your Hand
• Return from Witch Mountain
• Revenge of the Pink Panther
• Up in Smoke
• The Amityville Horrror
• The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
• The Muppet Movie
• Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood
• Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
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• Halloween II
• Herbie Goes Bananas
• Seems Like Old Times
• The Shining
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
• The Evil Dead
• For Your Eyes Only
• The Fox and the Hound
• Friday the 13th Part 2
• The Great Muppet Caper
• History of the World: Part 1
• Nice Dreams
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Under the Rainbow
• Dragon Lord
• E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High
• First Blood
• Friday the 13th Part III
• Halloween III: Season of the Witch
• Poltergeist
• The Secret of NIMH
• Trail of the Pink Panther
• A Christmas Story
• Curse of the Pink Panther
• National Lampoon's Vacation
• Never Say Never Again
• Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
• Still Smokin'
• To Bel or Not to Be
• A Christmas Carol
• Beverly Hills Cop
• Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter
• Ghostbusters
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• The Karate Kid
• The Muppets Take Manhattan
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Purple Rain
• Revenge of the Nerds
• Sixteen Candles
• The Terminator
• Back to the Future
• The Black Cauldron
• The Breakfast Club
• Day of the Dead
• Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
• Fright Night
• The Goonies
• National Lampoon's European Vacation
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure
• Rambo: First Blood Part II
• Return to Oz
• Spies Like Us
• A View to a Kill
• The Adventures of Milo and Otis
• An American Tail
• Big Trouble in Little China
• Crocodile Dundee
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
• The Great Mouse Detective
• Haunted Honeymoon
• Little Shop of Horrors
• Short Circuit
• Stand by Me
• Adventures in Babysitting
• Beverly Hills Cop II
• The Brave Little Toaster
• Creepshow 2
• Dirty Dancing
• Ernest Goes to Camp
• Evil Dead II
• Fatal Attraction
• Good Morning, Vietnam
• Jaws: The Revenge
• Masters of the Universe
• The Living Daylights
• The Monster Squad
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
• Outrageous Fortune
• Over the Top
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles
• The Princess Bride
• The Running Man
• Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
• Throw Momma from the Train
• Beetleejuice
• Big Top Pee-wee
• Child's Play
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
• Ernest Saves Christmas
• Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
• The Great Outdoors
• Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space
• The Land Before Time
• The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
• Oliver and Company
• Short Circuit 2
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit
• All Dogs Go to Heaven
• Back to the Future Part II
• Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
• The Dream Team
• Field of Dreams
• Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
• Ghostbusters II
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• License to Kill
• The Little Mermaid
• Little Monsters
• Major League
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
• Pet Semetary
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil
• Who's Harry Crumb?
• Arachnophobia
• Back to the Future Part III
• Child's Play 2
• Dances with Wolves
• Days of Thunder
• Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
• DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
• Edward Scissorhands
• Ernest Goes to Jail
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch
• Kindergarten Cop
• Problem Child
• Quigley Down Under
• The Rescuers Down Under
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Total Recall
• The Addams Family
• Beauty and the Beast
• Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
• Child's Play 3
• City Slickers
• Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
• Ernest Scared Stupid
• Father of the Bride
• Freddy's Revenge: New Nightmare
• The Last Boy Scout
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
• Problem Child 2
• The Silence of the Lambs
• Thelma and Louise
• Terminator 2: Judgement Day
• What About Bob?
• Army of Darkness
• Bebe's Kids
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
• Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
• A League of Their Own
• The Mighty Ducks
• The Muppet Christmas Carol
• Sleepwalkers
• Tom and Jerry: The Movie
• Wayne's World
• Addams Family Values
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
• Beethoven's 2nd
• The Beverly Hillbillies
• Cliffhanger
• Cool Runnings
• Dennis the Menace
• Ernest Rides Again
• The Fugitive
• Groundhog Day
• Grumpy Old Men
• The Halloween Tree
• Hocus Pocus
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
• Hot Shots! Part Deux
• Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
• Jurassic Park
• Look Who's Talking Now
• Mrs. Doubtfire
• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Once Upon a Forest
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights
• Rookie of the Year
• The Sandlot
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
• So I Married an Axe Murderer
• Son of the Pink Panther
• Super Mario Bros.
• Surf Ninjas
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
• The Three Musketeers
• Wayne's World 2
• 3 Ninjas Kick Back
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
• Angels in the Outfield
• Baby's Day Out
• Beverly Hills Cop III
• Black Beauty
• Blank Check
• Camp Nowhere
• Cops and Robbersons
• D2: The Mighty Ducks
• Dumb and Dumber
• Ernest Goes to School
• The Flintstones
• Forrest Gump
• Getting Even with Dad
• INterview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
• The Lion King
• Little Giants
• The Little Rascals
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
• New Nightmare
• The Pagemaster
• Pulp Fiction
• The Return of Jafar
• Richie Rich
• The Santa Clause
• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Swan Princess
• 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• Batman Forever
• The Big Green
• Billy Madison
• The Brady Bunch Movie
• Bushwhacked
• Die Hard with a Vengeance
• Dracula: Dead and Loving It
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
• Ghost in the Shell
• A Goofy Movie
• Grumpier Old Men
• Heavyweights
• The Indian in the Cupboard
• It Takes Two
• A Kid in King Arthur's Court
• Major Payne
• Man of the House
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
• Mortal Kombat
• Nine Months
• Slam Dunk Ernest
• The Usual Suspects
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
• Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
• The Birdcage
• Black Sheep
• The Cable Guy
• D3: The Mighty Ducks
• Dunston Checks In
• Happy Gilmore
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• James and the Giant Peach
• Jingle All the Way
• Mission: Impossible
• Multiplicity
• Muppet Treasure Island
• The Stupids
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
• Batman and Robin
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
• Beverly Hills Ninja
• The Borrowers
• Casper: A Spirited Beginning
• Cats Don't Dance
• Ernest Goes to Africa
• The Fifth Element
• Free Willy 3: The Rescue
• George of the Jungle
• Gone Fishin'
• Good Burger
• Home Alone 3
• Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Jungle 2 Jungle
• Leave It to Beaver
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park
• Men in Black
• Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
• Tomorrow Never Dies
• Tower of Terror
• Under Wraps
• Vegas Vacation
• Wish Upon a Star
• 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
• The Avengers
• Babe: Pig in the City
• BASEketball
• The Big Lebowski
• Bride of Chucky
• A Bug's Life
• Casper Meets Wendy
• Dead Man on Campus
• Deep Impact
• Dennis the Menace Strikes Again
• Dr. Dolittle
• Ernest in the Army
• I'll Be Home for Christmas
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
• The Man in the Iron Mask
• The Mask of Zorro
• Pocahontas II: Journey to the New World
• Pokemon: The First Movie
• The Prince of Egypt
• Quest for Camelot
• Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
• The Rugrats Movie
• Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
• Shakespeare in Love
• Six Days, Seven Nights
• The Truman Show
• The Waterboy
• The Wedding Singer
• What Dreams May Come
• The X-Files
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
• American Beauty
• American Pie
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• The Blair Witch Project
• Blue Streak
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
• Fantasia 2000
• Galaxy Quest
• Girl, Interrupted
• The Green Mile
• Inspector Gadget
• The Iron Giant
• Man on the Moon
• Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
• Muppets from Space
• My Favorite Martian
• Office Space
• Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
• Sleepy Hollow
• Stuart Little
• Three Kings
• Toy Story 2
• The World is Not Enough
• American Psycho
• An Extremely Goofy Movie
• Beethoven's 3rd
• Big Momma's House
• Casper's Haunted Christmas
• Charlie's Angels
• Chicken Run
• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• The Emperor's New Groove
• Final Destination
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
• Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
• Little Nicky
• The Little Vampire
• Meet the Parents
• Me, Myself and Irene
• Mission: Impossible II
• Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
• O Brother, Where Art Thou
• The Patriot
• Return to Me
• The Road to El Dorado
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
• Scary Movie
• Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
• Shanghai Noon
• Thomas and the Magic Railroad
• The Tigger Movie
• What Women Want
• The Accidental Spy
• American Pie 2
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire
• Beethoven's 4th
• Cats and Dogs
• Down to Earth
• The Fast and the Furious
• Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Jeepers Creepers
• Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• Jurassic Park III
• A Knight's Tale
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
• The Land Before Time VIII- The Big Freeze
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Max Keeble's Big Move
• Monsters Inc.
• The Mummy Returns
• Not Another Teen Movie
• Ocean's Eleven
• Osmosis Jones
• Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street
• Recess: School's Out
• Rush Hour 2
• Scary Movie 2
• Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
• See Spot Run
• Shallow Hal
• Spirited Away
• Super Troopers
• Thirteen Ghosts
• Wet Hot American Summer
• What's the Worst That Could Happen
• When Good Ghouls Go Bad
• 28 Days Later
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash
• Austin Powers in Goldmember
• Big Fat Liar
• Cabin Fever
• Catch Me If You Can
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
• The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
• Die Another Day
• The Country Bears
• Eight Crazy Nights
• Eight Legged Freaks
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Hey Arnold! The Movie
• Home Alone: Taking Back the House
• The Hot Chick
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
• Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
• The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
• Lilo and Stitch
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• The Master of Disguise
• Men in Black II
• Mickey's House of Villains
• One Hour Photo
• Peter Pan: Return to Never Land
• The Powerpuff Girls Movie
• Reign of Fire
• Resident Evil
• The Santa Clause 2
• The Scorpion King
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
• Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
• Stuart Little 2
• Tarzan and Jane
• Treasure Planet
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
• 2 Fast 2 Furious
• Agent Cody Banks
• American Wedding
• Anger Management
• Atlantis: Milo's Return
• Bad Boys II
• Beethoven's 5th
• Bringing Down the House
• Brother Bear
• Bruce Almighty
• The Cat in the Hat
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
• Cheaper by the Dozen
• Daddy Day Care
• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
• Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
• Eloise at Christmastime
• Final Destination 2
• Finding Nemo
• Freddy vs. Jason
• George of the Jungle 2
• The Haunted Mansion
• Inspector Gadget 2
• The Italian Job
• Johnny English
• The Jungle Book 2
• Just Married
• Kangaroo Jack
• Kill Bill: Volume 1
• The Land Before Time X- The Great Longneck Migration Movie
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• The Matrix Reloaded
• The Matrix Revolutions
• The Medallion
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2
• National Lampoon's Holiday Reunion
• National Security
• Piglet's Big Movie
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Rugrats Go Wild
• Scary Movie 3
• School of Rock
• Secondhand Lions
• Shanghai Knights
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
• Spy Kids 3: Game Over
• Stitch! The Movie
• Under the Tuscan Sun
• 50 First Dates
• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
• Along Came Polly
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
• Around the World in 80 Days
• The Aviator
• Catch That Kid
• Christmas with the Kranks
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
• Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
• Garfield: The Movie
• Halloweentown High
• Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Home on the Range
• The Incredibles
• Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.
• Kill Bill: Volume 2
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
• The Lion King 1 1/2
• Meet the Fockers
• Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
• Million Dollar Baby
• National Treasure
• The Passion of the Christ
• The Polar Express
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
• Seed of Chucky
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• Super Size Me
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• The Terminal
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• Van Helsing: The London Assignment
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• Without a Paddle
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• American Pie Presents: Band Camp
• The Amityville Horror
• Are We There Yet
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• Because of Winn-Dixie
• Brokeback Mountain
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Cheaper by the Dozen 2
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• Corpse Bride
• Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
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• Fun with Dick and Jane
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• Scary Movie 4
• School for Scoundrels
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The Secret Push That Could Ban TikTok

U.s. lawmakers have long worried that the chinese government could use the app to spread propaganda..

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From “The New York Times,” I’m Sabrina Tavernise. And this is “The Daily.”

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American lawmakers have tried for years to ban the video app TikTok over concerns that its ties to China pose a national security risk. Last week, they passed a law that might finally do it. Today, my colleague, Sapna Maheshwari, on the secret effort behind the law and what a ban would mean for the company’s 170 million American users.

It’s Tuesday, April 30.

So Sapna, tell me about this law that just passed that potentially bans the social media app TikTok. We’ve seen efforts in the past to rein in TikTok, but this one really seems like the most substantial yet.

It’s a huge deal. What this law really does is it puts the future of this hugely popular app with 170 million American users into question. TikTok has reshaped the way many people listen to music. It’s changed the way we cook. It’s made a whole different kind of celebrity.

But it’s never been able to shake these concerns around the fact that it has really close ties to China. It’s owned by a Chinese company, ByteDance. And lawmakers, for years, have been worried that the Chinese government could somehow use ByteDance and TikTok to get information on Americans or possibly spread propaganda.

President Trump tried to ban it in 2020. The State of Montana tried to ban this app last year. TikTok has largely survived those challenges, but this time it could actually be banned in the United States.

So let’s talk about this. Why did this effort succeed where the other ones failed?

So it’s an interesting story.

Here we go.

The committee will come to order.

And it really dates back to this hearing about a year ago that Congress had with Shou Chew, the CEO of TikTok.

Mr. Chew, you are here because the American people need the truth about the threat TikTok poses to our national and personal security.

Members of the committee, thank you for your time.

— TikTok has repeatedly said that it has addressed these national security concerns and that there’s no issue here. And you can hear that when Shou Chew testified.

Let me start by addressing a few misconceptions about ByteDance of which we are a subsidiary. ByteDance is not owned or controlled by the Chinese government.

He’s saying American investors are behind ByteDance.

Now, TikTok itself is not available in mainland China. We’re headquartered in Los Angeles and in Singapore.

And I myself am Singaporean. I live in Singapore.

The bottom line is this — American data, stored on American soil, by an American company, overseen by American personnel.

And we are actually going above and beyond what American technology companies do to keep things safe.

And I look forward to your questions. Thank you very much.

And is Congress convinced by that?

Congress is not convinced by that.

ByteDance is a Chinese company?

Well, ByteDance owns many businesses that operates in China.

Is it or is it not a Chinese company?

Congressman, the way we look at it, it was founded by Chinese entrepreneurs.

No, no, no, no. I’m not asking how you look at it. Fact, is it a Chinese company or not? For example, Dell is a company —

It was this really fiery, five-hour hearing, where Republicans and Democrats asked really contentious questions.

We do not promote or remove content at the request of the Chinese government. Will you repeat —

The question is, are you percent certain that they cannot use your company to promote such messages?

It is our commitment to this committee and all our users that we will keep this free from any manipulation by any government.

OK. If you can’t say it 100 percent certain I take that as a no.

There’s this underlying sense of distrust around the company and its ties to China.

I will remind you that making false or misleading statements to Congress is a federal crime.

I understand. Again, you can go on our platform. You will find that content.

And it becomes clear through the hearing that, across the board, Republicans and Democrats largely feel the same way.

Mr. Chew, I got to hand it to you. You’ve actually done something that in the last three to four years has not happened except for the exception of maybe Vladimir Putin. You have unified Republicans and Democrats.

So within weeks of this hearing, this small group of lawmakers gets together. And they say, let’s come up with a law that works where all the other ones have failed and actually make TikTok answer to its Chinese connections once and for all.

So tell me about this small group of lawmakers. Who are they?

So it starts with Republicans. Among them is Steve Scalise, one of the most powerful Republicans in the House. And a small group sort of works together for a few months, but they realize that in order to really make this law work, they’re going to need Democrats. So they end up working through this House Committee that’s focused on China and competition. And this is where the bulk of the work on this bill takes place.

And just to note, this is a really small group. There’s less than 20 key players who are working on this. And all throughout, they are keeping this very, very secret.

And why exactly are they keeping it secret? What’s the point of that?

So this group really wanted to keep this out of the eyes of TikTok, which has a huge lobbying presence in DC, and has successfully worked to kill bills that targeted TikTok in the past. And what they’re really doing is looking at all of the past efforts to either force a sale or a ban of TikTok, and trying to work their way through why those plans didn’t succeed and what they can do differently.

But while the lawmakers are working on this bill, something big happens that kind of changes the politics around it. And that’s October 7.

Your social media feeds are unique to you, but could they be shaping how you view the Israel-Gaza War? The BBC’s —

As the war breaks out and people start getting information about it, a lot of people are getting information about the Israel-Hamas War on TikTok, especially young people.

Social media algorithms seem to be driving some users towards increasingly divisive posts —

And there’s this big messy argument spilling out into living rooms and all over the internet, and, of course on TikTok. And it’s getting very heated. For instance, there’s this moment in the fall where a bunch of TikTok users start sharing this old manifesto.

I read Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America.”

It’s wild, and everyone should read it.

Go read “A Letter to America.” Seriously, go read it.

That was actually written by Osama bin Laden, defending the 9/11 attacks and criticizing the United States’ support of Israel. TikTok users start trying to tie it to the modern day conflict.

Reading this letter, it becomes apparent to me that the actions of 9/11 were all just the buildup of our government failing other nations.

The way this letter is going viral right now is giving me the greatest sense of relief. Now it’s all coming to light because of Palestine.

And there’s these accusations that TikTok may be promoting one side of the conflict over the other. And a couple of researchers look at hashtags around Palestine, and they say that the data they pulled shows that TikTok is showing way more pro-Palestine videos and not so much for Israel. And this sets off huge alarm bells for this small group of lawmakers.

But isn’t that just a function of the fact that TikTok, at this point, is the public square in the United States for young people? I mean, this is what young people were talking about, and this is where they’re doing the talking.

TikTok has pushed back really forcefully against these accusations. They said that Gallup polls show that young people view Israel differently than older generations. They say that they’re not the ones influencing what people post, that the hashtags and the videos are a reflection of the user base and nothing that they’re doing to influence.

But for lawmakers, this doesn’t really make their concerns go away. Instead, this conflict shows them how TikTok could be used to spread propaganda. It made lawmakers feel that TikTok could be really dangerous when it comes to shaping the views of Americans on foreign policy, on US elections. And what it also does is, it provides this driving force to this group that’s drafting this bill. And they suddenly see that this might be a way to bring more people into their effort.

And so heading into November against this backdrop, they even bring in the White House and the Justice Department to help work on this bill. And with the White House, they want to make sure that this is a bill that the president will support. And they work with the Justice Department to shore up the language in the bill to help defend against court challenges.

Because the Justice Department, of course, would be the one that would have to defend the bill, right?

That’s exactly right. And so they’re trying to make it as rock solid as possible so that they can win in court when TikTok challenges this law. And so March rolls around, and they decide that it’s time to unveil this bill that they’ve been working on for close to a year.

The battle over TikTok on Capitol Hill is intensifying.

This morning, House lawmakers have agreed unanimously to move a bill to a full floor vote.

And TikTok is caught completely flat footed. They didn’t see this coming. And this is just what the group wanted. So TikTok has this army of lobbyists that’s suddenly scrambling. And they go into damage control mode. They start reaching out to members of Congress.

This app is so much more than just an app for dumb TikTok dances.

They fly a group of TikTok stars and small businesses to come to DC —

This is a life-changing apps.

— and lobby on the steps of the Capitol and meet with lawmakers.

Standing up here with all these amazing TikTokers behind me is a complete honor, and every single one of them would voice their opinion just like this. This is how we feel. This has to stop.

They set up interviews between these TikTok creators, as they’re known, and big TV shows and news programs. And they’re doing everything they can to fight against this bill before it goes any further. And then they decide to do something unusual, which is use TikTok itself to try and derail this bill.

How exactly do they do that?

So days after this bill is announced, a ton of TikTok users get a message when they open the TikTok app that basically says, call Congress and tell them not to ban TikTok.

Hmm. OK. So like, literally this window comes up and says, call Congress. Here you go.

Exactly. You can enter your zip code, and there’s a button that appears. And you can press it, and the call goes straight to your representative.

So offices are quickly overwhelmed by calls. And TikTok sent out this message to users on the same day that a House committee is going into vote on this bill and whether to move it forward. And so the stunt happens. They go into vote, and they come out, and it’s 50 to 0 in support of the bill.

One of the representatives who worked on the bill said that this stunt by TikTok turned a lot of no’s into yeses and yeses into, quote, “hell yeses.”

[LAUGHS]: so the whole episode sounds like it actually backfired, right? Like, TikTok’s stunt essentially just confirmed what was the deepest fears of lawmakers about this company, that the app could be used to influence American politics.

That’s definitely how a lot of lawmakers viewed it. And when this bill is brought to the full House a week later, it passes by an overwhelming majority. And weeks later, it passes in the Senate as part of a broader aid package. And on Wednesday, it’s signed into law by President Biden.

But now the question is, what does it mean? Like, how will this actually work? And how will it affect the tens of millions of Americans who use TikTok every day?

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So Sapna, now that Biden has signed this bill, what does it actually mean in practice for TikTok? What does the law do?

So the law is really trying to push ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, to sell to a non-Chinese owner. And the company basically has nine months for this sale to happen. There’s an option for President Biden to add another three months to that clock. And if the company doesn’t find a buyer or refuses to be sold, it will be banned.

And what would a ban actually mean, Sapna? I mean, people would still have the app on their phones, right? So it wouldn’t disappear overnight.

Yeah, no one’s coming to pick up your phone and to forcibly delete this thing. What the law says is that app stores and web hosting services wouldn’t be allowed to carry TikTok anymore. So basically, it would kind of die a slow death over time, where it wouldn’t be updated and just kind of peter out.

So the bottom line here is that the clock has started on this potential sale, right? They have 12 months to find a buyer. So what are the obstacles here? I mean, it sounds pretty ferociously complicated.

There’s a ton of challenges here. And it’s a very messy choose-your-own adventure. So one of the first big questions is who could buy this?

ByteDance and TikTok are private. We don’t know their financials. But analysts estimate that it will cost tens of billions of dollars. That narrows the buying pool pretty quickly. And a lot of the companies that could afford to buy it, like Meta, the owner of Facebook, or Google, which owns YouTube, would probably be kicked out of the running because they are simply too big. Regulators would say, you already own these big apps. You can’t possibly add this to your stable.

There’d be a monopoly concern there.

Exactly. And then, there’s a lot of questions around how this would work, technically. ByteDance and TikTok are very much global organizations. You have the CEO in Singapore. They have huge operations in Ireland. They have this big workforce in the US. And of course, they do have engineers in China.

So how do you extract all those things, make it all work? It’s a very big international transaction.

And then there is the chance that the Chinese government blocks this sale and says, you cannot do this, ByteDance. We will not allow it.

So Sapna, how does that actually work, though, in terms of China? I mean, can China actually just ban the sale of this company? I mean, it is a private company after all, right?

Well, here’s one way it could work. The Chinese government could block the export of TikTok’s algorithm. And let me explain that in kind of plain English.

They could basically block the technology that fuels the TikTokiness of this app, the recommendations, the magic of it, why you see what you see when you’re looking at TikTok.

TikTokiness, is that an adjective?

That is now an adjective.

[LAUGHS]: Nice.

And there’s a chance that Beijing could say, hey, you can’t export this technology. That is proprietary. And if that happens, that suddenly makes TikTok way, way less valuable.

So the Chinese government could let the sale go through potentially, but as a kind of an empty shell, right? The thing that makes TikTok TikTok, the algorithm, wouldn’t be part of the company. So that probably isn’t very appealing for a potential buyer.

Exactly. And I mean, the role of the Chinese government here is really interesting. I’ve talked to experts who say, well, if the Chinese government interferes to try and block a sale of this app, doesn’t that underscore and prove all the concerns that have been expressed by American lawmakers?

If you’re worried about China being in control of this thing, well, that just confirmed your fears.

Exactly. And I mean, it’s an interesting thing that ByteDance and TikTok have to grapple with.

So bottom line here — selling TikTok is quite complicated, and perhaps not even possible for these reasons that you’re giving, right? I mean, not least of which because the Chinese government might not allow the algorithm to leave the country. And that’s not something that the US Congress has a lot of control over.

So is this law fundamentally just a ban, then?

That’s what TikTok is calling it. Right after this bill was signed into law on Wednesday —

Make no mistake, this is a ban, a ban on TikTok and a ban on you and your voice.

— Tiktok’s CEO made a TikTok — what else?— that explained the company’s position.

Because the freedom of expression on TikTok reflects the same American values that make the United States a beacon of freedom.

He actually argued that TikTok reflects American values.

TikTok gives everyday Americans a powerful way to be seen and heard. And that’s why so many people have made TikTok part of their daily lives.

And he said that this law infringes on the First Amendment free speech rights of Americans who love it and who use it every day.

The facts and the Constitution are on our side, and we expect to prevail again.

So it’s very clear that TikTok plans to challenge this law in court. And the court fight to follow will determine the fate of TikTok’s future in the US.

So is that First Amendment argument that the TikTok CEO is making here going to work?

Nobody wants to put money on that. I mean, the company is really approaching this with the idea that the First Amendment rights of Americans are being infringed on. But if you remember, the government has been working on this law. They’ve been anticipating those challenges. And they can justify an infringing of First Amendment rights in certain cases, including with national security concerns. And so it’ll be up to a judge on whether those concerns pass muster and justify this sale and even a potential ban of TikTok.

Got it. So TikTok will argue free speech, First Amendment. And the government will counter by saying, look, this is about China. This is about America’s national security interests.

That’s right. And the legal experts that I’ve spoken with say this is a really big and sticky area of the law, and it’s a huge case. And they really think that this will go to the Supreme Court, regardless of who wins in the first round of this.

So where does that leave the millions of Americans who use TikTok, and many of them, of course, who earn a living on the platform?

I mean, it’s really uncertain what happens now with the company, and the clock has started ticking. When I’ve looked at TikTok and looked at videos from users —

This is about the impending TikTok ban. And it just triggered me so much. It makes my blood boil, and I have to get this out there.

There’s a lot of shock —

The most success I’ve had has been here on TikTok, and now they’re trying to take it away.

This is so stupid!

— and anger.

You can’t ban apps! You can’t ban things from people!

People are confused.

Word on the street is that in the next 9 to 12 months, TikTok could be banned.

And they’re also caught a bit off guard, just because there have been these years of efforts to do something about TikTok. People on the app have been hearing about a TikTok ban, really, since 2020.

The government can take away a literal app on our phones, and we’re supposed to believe we’re free?

A few TikTokers have said, how can this be the thing that the government is pushing through so quickly?

Can we stop funding a genocide? No. Can we get free COVID tests? No. Can we stop killing the planet? No. Can we at least watch videos on an app of people doing fun things and learn about the world around us? No.

So there’s this sense of distrust and disappointment for many people who love this app.

We got rid of TikTok. You’re welcome. Protecting you from China. You know that phone was made in China. Ah!

And I think there’s also this question, too, around what about TikTok makes it so harmful? Even though it has increasingly become a place for news, there’s plenty of people who simply use this app for entertainment. And what they’re seeing out of Washington just doesn’t square with the reality they experience when they pull out their phones.

And I wonder, Sapna, I mean, just kind of stepping back for a second, let’s say this ban on TikTok succeeds. If it goes through, would Americans be better off?

It depends who you ask. For the users who love TikTok, if it actually disappeared, it would be the government taking away a place where maybe they make money, where they get their entertainment, where they figure out what to read or what to cook next. To free speech advocates, this would be dystopian, unheard of for the government to crack down on an app with such wide usage by Americans.

But for the American political class And the National security establishment, this is a necessary move, one that was years in the making, not something that was just come up with on the fly. And ultimately, it all comes down to China and this idea that you can’t have a social media app like this, a source of news like this, that is even at all at risk of being influenced by the Chinese government and our greatest adversaries.

Sapna, thank you.

Here’s what else you should know today. On Monday, in its latest high-profile showdown with pro-Palestinian protesters, Columbia University gave students until 2:00 PM to clear out from an encampment at the center of campus or face suspension. It appeared to be an effort to remove the encampment without relying on New York City Police, whose removal of a previous encampment there two weeks ago inspired similar protests on campuses across the country.

Free Palestine!

Hi, this is Sharon Otterman reporting for “The New York Times.”

00 PM deadline for protesters to clear out of the encampment at the center of Columbia University has come and gone, and there’s still quite a large contingent inside the encampment.

But Monday’s warning seemed only to galvanize the Columbia protesters and their supporters.

And hundreds of students and others from around the campus have come out to support them. They are currently walking around in a picket around the encampment.

Hundreds of students, standing for or five people deep, encircled the encampment in a show of solidarity. They were joined by members of the Columbia faculty.

There’s also dozens of faculty members, who are prepared to stand in lines in front of the main entrance to the encampment, in case Public Safety or the NYPD move in. But as of 2:00, there was no sign of that happening.

Then, on Monday evening, Columbia announced it had begun to suspend students who had failed to leave the encampment. It was unclear exactly how many students had been suspended.

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American lawmakers have tried for years to ban TikTok, concerned that the video app’s links to China pose a national security risk.

Sapna Maheshwari, a technology reporter for The Times, explains the behind-the-scenes push to rein in TikTok and discusses what a ban could mean for the app’s 170 million users in the United States.

On today’s episode

Sapna Maheshwari , who covers TikTok, technology and emerging media companies for The New York Times.

Background reading

A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to bulletproof a bill that could ban TikTok.

The TikTok law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility .

Love, hate or fear it, TikTok has changed America .

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