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John Moolenaar: “We don't want a Chinese propaganda effort affecting 170…”

Featuring: John Moolenaar, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. John Moolenaar says freeing the TikTok algorithm from China will be "up to the experts"

Published | Video Starts at 02:34

So will that algorithm be maintained and will upgrades only be conducted by, for example, American engineers? That would be my recommendation because ultimately We don't want a Chinese propaganda effort affecting 170 million Americans. We also want to make sure that data from Americans is kept secure. And as long as the Chinese are involved, I think there's reasons for distrust. And. (02:34–02:42)

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Asserts concern over potential Chinese propaganda affecting 170 million American TikTok users.

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