Between here and there. The bill faces an uncertain future in the senate. The Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer has been noncommittal about whether he will bring it up for a vote. Some senators have already vowed to vote against it. If it does move through the senate, joe biden has said he will sign it. Proponents of the bill argue tiktok is a National Security threat and the apps 170 million us users are vulnerable to data theft by the Chinese Government. The priority is National Security and chinese access to millions of american s minds. Thats what the primary issue is. There are trade offs with that though. The former President Donald Trump used to back the idea but he changed his tune, saying while it poses a security and privacy concern, banning the app would be a boon for facebook. Which he called an enemy of the people. With that, a National Security, free speech and youth issue also becomes a campaign issue. Protesters took to capitol hill on wednesday in support of tiktok.
As the bbc s russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports, mr putin also mentioned his late critic, Alexei Navalny, by name. For Vladimir Putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, ourwilland our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny. Translation you may be surprised, but a few days i before mr navalny died, some colleagues of mine told me there was an idea to exchange him for certain people in prison in the west. You can believe it or not. I said, i agree, even before he had finished talking. But what happened happened. Election results on russian tv, not a hold your breath moment. The winner, by a mile and a half, Vladimir Putin. What an incredible level of support and unity around the figure of putin, he says. And a powerful signal to the w
With the Chinese Government. Tiktok has told lawmakers that it has taken steps to ensure the data of american users isnt compromised by employees in china. Nevertheless, the legislation should head to the senate next. Its fate there is uncertain. Following the house vote, tiktok urged its 150 million users in the us to lobby against the bill by calling on them to contact their members of congress. Tiktok influencers also protested against the bill outside the white house. Heres what they told our correspodnent. I am aware that im giving my data, right. Im aware. Im ok with it. Let me make that decision, you dont need to make that for me. You know, thats where i stand. To be quite honest, everything on the internet is a Security Risk and so, this may be have a Parent Company that is foreign, but we have just as many Security Risks with Domestic Companies as well, and so i would love to see our lawmakers spend this much time and energy to pass more Data Protection overall, for all americ
Keeps rearing its head. When will the general election be . And its not going to be on the 2nd of may because in an interview with itv in the west country on thursday night, rishi sunak said there will not be a general election on the same day as the local mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, which are happening that day. Now, whether you love or hate speculation about the general election campaign, the fact that there is so much and the way its been going, actually, it is quite revealing about whats happening in politics. So we will kick off with that on this episode of newscast. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its adam in the studio. And it is chris in cardiff today, because theres a splash of democracy and voting going on here, with a new Labour Leader being elected on saturday who will become the new First Minister next week. And talking of other stories that have occurred today, michael gove, the levelling up and communities secretary, unveiled the governme
About 25 years theyre clocking off the shortest day theyve had. So off the shortest day theyve had. So essentially what theyre doing is working less for more money with this 5. 5 pay increase. Yeah the house of commons is rising now at about 430 in the afternoon. Now people can remember back to some of the midnight sittings that mps used to do. Were a long way away from that now. Late votes seem to be a thing of the past, and mps can seemingly go back to their offices and put their feet up around 430. I wonder if under if there is a labour government, i wonder with all the stuff about Flexible Working and, you know, being able to bring your children to work, they wont need of these benches at need all of these benches at all. Theyll probably be working from what from home. Isnt that what yvette from home. Isnt that what yve but question from home. Isnt that what yvebut question is, is this but the question is, is this value for money from our mps . Less time in the commons, less legisl