美国鹰派批评明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹（Tim Walz）在国家安全担忧之下，未对政府发行设备上采取封禁TikTok的行动，特别考虑到超过75%的其他州已经这么做。2022年，当被问及是否计划禁止中国所有社交媒体应用TikTok于明尼苏达州政府发放的设备时，民主党州长沃尔兹表示其团队正在“全面”考虑该问题，并称他将等待行政部门的技术专家给出建议。
特恩特·英格兰（Trent England）是致力于捍卫州宪法权力的保守派非营利组织Save Our States的执行董事。他对沃尔兹的行为给出了这样的评价：“他们对国家行为者的信任更加广泛……尽管人们认为埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）有多强大，他毕竟不是中国共产党。”英格兰还指出，“隐私是对自身和大企业的一种保护”，而“并非对政府的保护”。
然而，当提到TikTok与X平台的等价性时，英格兰批评了沃尔兹将两个应用视为同一级别的观点。他认为这是左翼普遍存在的一个混淆，“认为隐私是对于自身从大型商业中得到的保护，而非针对政府的保护”。他还进一步指出：“他们对政府行为者有更多的信任，然而埃隆·马斯克再强大也不能和中国共产党相比。”
与多个国家行为者的行动相反，明尼苏达州并未效仿其封禁TikTok的行为。美国前总统拜登在2022年12月签署了一项法案，禁止联邦发行的设备上使用TikTok，并于今年4月份再次采取行动，在不接受由字节跳动全权出售公司的情况下，全面禁止TikTok至明年的计划。
截至目前，至少有39个州已经单独实施了封禁政府设备上的TikTok。其中一些是由州长发起的，而其他则是通过立法机构批准后由州长签署执行的。这些禁令与联邦和州府对国家安全关切的警告相呼应：美国联邦调查局指出存在若干与TikTok有关的安全问题。
堪萨斯州共和党州长劳拉·凯莉表示，“禁止政府设备上的TikTok是一个常识性的决策”。同样，民主党州长托尼·埃弗斯在签署该禁令的行政命令时强调：“面对数字时代，在确保我们州的技术和网络安全，并保护数字隐私方面是我们的首要任务。”
埃弗斯还提到了自己与包括国家安全、反情报以及信息技术专家在内的专业顾问进行了协商。他认为：“我信任这些领域的工作专业人士，咨询并获取来自包括DOA-DET内部IT专家的法律执行、网络安全及对抗间谍行为的意见至关重要，以此作出最有利于保护州技术，最终惠及威斯康辛州人民的最佳决策。”
特恩特·英格兰在与Fox News Digital进行交谈时认为，沃尔兹的做法是对中美关系90年代态度的一种“倒退”，这种态度是相信通过对话能解决中国问题，“实质上是忽略他们对知识产权的窃取或情报活动”。“我认为沃尔兹回到了一种对中美国际关系的看法，在大多数人已经判定为失败之后。”英格兰说。
此前，TikTok曾在美国联邦法院提出，拜登政府关于如果字节跳动不剥离就实行全国性封禁的法令可能违反宪法。律师们在法庭文件中表示：“此法庭面前的法律是前所未有的，其后果将难以想象。”
与此同时，多个TikTok的支持者也参与了法院外的抗议活动，支持这个社交媒体平台。一位内容创作者保罗·特兰（Paul Tran）向美国有线电视新闻网（The Associated Press）声称，“正是在TikTok的帮助下，我们公司得以重振旗鼓，并避免破产”。
Fox News Digital已致函沃尔兹办公室和哈里斯竞选团队寻求评论，但截至发稿时间未收到回复。
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原文地址：Tim Walz wouldn’t call for TikTok ban on government devices even though over 75% of other states did
新闻日期：2024-09-25
原文摘要：
China hawks are calling out Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, for failing to impose a TikTok ban on government-issued devices in his state, particularly considering more than 75% of other states did so amid national security concerns. When asked in 2022 whether Walz planned to ban the Chinese-owned social media app on Minnesota-issued devices, the Democrat governor said his team was looking at the issue "holistically" and that he was deferring to tech experts in his administration for "recommendations." Walz also drew an equivalency between TikTok and X, formerly Twitter, arguing the Elon Musk-owned platform "can be somewhat dangerous." "That equivalence goes to, I think, a broader confusion on the left that privacy is a protection from ourselves, from these big businesses. Not a protection from the government," said Trent England, executive director of Save Our States, a conservative nonprofit dedicated to defending the constitutional power of states. "They're more trusting toward state actors in general… Elon Musk, however powerful people think he is, he's not the Chinese Communist Party." TIKTOK'S EFFORT TO RECRUIT AMERICAN KIDS AS ‘FOREIGN AGENTS’ FOR CHINA AGAINST BAN MAY BACKFIRE: ‘DISTURBING’ Walz's decision not to implement a TikTok ban on Minnesota's government-issued devices stands in contrast with the actions of numerous other states, and is also out of step with the Biden administration. In December 2022, President Biden signed a bill banning TikTok from all federally issued devices. This year, Biden went even further when he signed an additional bill in April to ban TikTok nationwide, unless its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, divests its entire stake in the social media company by next year. TIKTOK BAN WOULD BE WASHINGTON'S MOST SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL SECURITY LEGISLATION: BRENDAN CARR Meanwhile, at least 39 separate states implemented a TikTok ban on government-issued devices. Many of those bans were initiated by governors, while others were introduced by the state legislature and later approved by the governor. The federal and state bans have also coincided with warnings from the nation's top law enforcement agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which has said it has "a number" of "national security concerns" related to the U.S. operations of TikTok. "They include the possibility that the Chinese government could use it to control data collection on millions of users or control the recommendation algorithm, which could be used for influence operations if they so chose, or to control software on millions of devices, which gives it an opportunity to potentially technically compromise personal devices," FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress in 2022. EXPERTS WARN OF ‘CHILLING REALITY’ TIKTOK THREAT POSES: ‘CHINA’S GREATEST ASYMMETRIC ADVANTAGE' Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Republican, called the decision to ban TikTok from government devices "common sense." "In the digital age, defending our state’s technology and cybersecurity infrastructure and protecting digital privacy have to be a top priority for us as a state," said Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, after signing an executive order banning TikTok on government devices. Evers also pointed out how he, similar to Walz, consulted with cybersecurity and law enforcement experts. "I trust the professionals who work in this field, and it was important for me to consult with and get advice from experts in law enforcement, cybersecurity and counterintelligence, including the information technology experts working within DOA-DET, to make the best decision to protect state technologies, and ultimately, the people of Wisconsin." England told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that he thinks Walz's actions are a "throwback" to an earlier era of U.S.-China relations when the prevailing attitude was not to view China as an adversary. "Walz is still in this '90s mindset that we're going to fix China by engaging with them, which effectively means looking the other way when they're stealing intellectual property, or engaging in what looks like espionage, or what obviously is espionage," England said. "I think Walz is really a throwback to an earlier era of China relations that most people have determined was a failure." JAMES COMER: WALZ ‘HAS REALLY EMBRACED CHINA’S VIEW OF THE WORLD' Earlier this month, TikTok argued in federal court that Biden's proposed nationwide ban on TikTok if ByteDance does not divest itself is unconstitutional. "The law before this court is unprecedented and its effect would be staggering," attorneys for TikTok said in court earlier this month, according to the Associated Press. Additionally, several pro-TikTok activists also rallied outside the courthouse in support of the social media platform. One content creator, Paul Tran, told The Associated Press that being able to make TikTok videos gave his company the lift it needed to stay competitive. "TikTok truly invigorated our company and saved it from collapse," Tran told reporters. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News Digital reached out to both Walz's office and the Harris campaign for comment but did not hear back prior to publication time.
