Please vote NO on S.686 - RESTRICT Act

The S.686 RESTRICT Act is more than just a ban on TikTok It is much more invasive than what it's being presented as. Here's what's in the bill: • Modems, Routers, Mobile networks, VPNs (personal phones, laptops, etc... Are BANNED if used to contact any any "foreign adversaries" (such as Korea, China, Cuba, Iran) Also this is subject to change, meaning anywhere in Europe could be next if deemed "appropriate"). • If you are found using a method to bypass banned content, you are now a criminal. You can face up to 20 years in jail and a $250,000 fine. OR $1 million if you knowingly used a method to access this said content. (Because this bill is vague, it can mean anything from a VPN to proxy or something else entirely). It could just be a teenager trying to use an app they've been using for years, something they definitely shouldn't be going to prison for 20 years for. • If this bill is PASSED. The government has liberty to appoint a secretary of communication to create a small group that can ban/deem ANYTHING innapropriate or risk to security (VOTERS CANNOT HAVE INPUT ON THEIR DECISIONS). Essentially, they can go through our emails, DMs, texts, etc if they deem appropriate. • The Bill gives our government the power to monitor any activity used by the devices listed above (including home cameras). (ESSENTIALLY, they can access our in-home cameras and literally spy on us at any time without even informing us, if they deem appropriate. It would be bad enough if the bill were simply what it purported to be – a bill to ban TikTok. But the bill is far worse than that. It is an outright assault on Americans’ first amendment rights. It would put the government in every device we use, in the name of protecting us from devious foreign threats defined at the whim of government officials. Congress should reject this bill with overwhelming majorities to deter anything like it from being proposed again.