The Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act or RESTRICT Act, sold to the public as a "TikTok ban," does far more than simply ban the Chinese-linked platform.
A bill dubbed the ‘RESTRICT’ act that was submitted to Congress could have severe consequences for virtual private network (VPN) users in the United States.…
Fox News host Jesse Watters grilled Sen. Lindsey Graham about his co-sponsorship of the RESTRICT Act, asking if the Senator read the bill he co-sponsored.
Digital rights experts told Motherboard the RESTRICT Act, which may be used to ban TikTok, could impact many other types of services too, including VPNs.