Here’s Mitt Romney and Anthony Blinken’s explanation for the ban’s passage:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mitt-romney-reveals-twisted-reason-why-congress-moved-to-ban-tiktok/ar-BB1lUzZi

TLDR:

Then Romney explained that the TikTok ban overwhelmingly passed both chambers of Congress because of the widespread Palestinian advocacy on the app.

The other concern I’ve heard, and has not been brought up in this thread yet, is the lobbying influence from rideshare companies to pass the congestion laws.

It’s arguable that ride share vehicles are a better traffic density alternative to single rider personal vehicles, but there are pretty clear downsides to consider as well.

Source:

https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/us-news/uber-lyft-spent-millions-pushing-for-nyc-congestion-pricing-and-stand-to-make-killing/

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