A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker — Except in Washington
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A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker — Except in Washington

U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.
‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill
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‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.
What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet
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What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet

Global digital rights advocates are watching to see if Congress acts, worried that other countries could follow suit with app bans of their own.