Bunny Hill
L1 1.0 media hr1212-119

Countering Online Radicalization and Terrorism Act

Why China-relevant: Sec.2(c) specified applications include those 'owned or operated, in whole or in part, by ByteDance', plus 'WeChat', 'Weibo', and 'RedNote' (Chinese apps), among foreign-adversary-associated messaging apps subject to DHS terrorism assessments.

Sponsor: Pfluger, August (R-TX) · 6 cosponsors bipartisan

Path to becoming law

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed committee next step
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Sent to President
  6. Became law

done next step still ahead

Legislative timeline — dated actions so far

  1. Filed
Stage: In committee

2% to become law · 20% to clear committee

For context: only ~2% of introduced bills ever become law, so every estimate starts near that baseline — the factors below show what moves this bill above or below the average bill.

  • + Bipartisan support (2/6 cosponsors from across the aisle)
  • + Sponsor's party controls both chambers
  • + Unified government (sponsor's party controls House, Senate, and White House)
  • + Broad cosponsorship (6 cosponsors)
  • − No companion bill in the other chamber

Legislative likelihood — a tracking indicator, not investment advice.

Signals — secondary, directional

PRC retaliation risk low Hawkishness 2

Directional context (see Methodology); the pinned, high-confidence axes are relevance and asset impact.

Shares that might be influenced

Each sector shows a direction (which way its China-related names are pushed) and, for precise mappings, how hard this bill hits the sector — rated marginal → very strong (1–5). Hover any chip for its definition. The headline 0–5 impact is at the top of the card.

Social Media negative marginal (1/5) precise 364 names

Assessment-only scrutiny of Chinese messaging/social apps (WeChat, Weibo, RedNote, ByteDance); limited direct market effect.

Top 10 of 364 by market cap Full roster · Premium

Ticker Name (Local) Name (EN) Restriction Lists
0700.HK 腾讯控股 Tencent Holdings 1260H
9999.HK 网易-S NetEase, Inc.
9888.HK 百度集团-SW Baidu, Inc. 1260H
1024.HK 快手-W Kuaishou Technology
1698.HK 腾讯音乐-SW Tencent Music Entertainment Group
002602.SZ 世纪华通 CENTURY HUATONG
002027.SZ 分众传媒 FOCUS MEDIA
688387.SS 信科移动-U CICT MOBILE
300058.SZ 蓝色光标 BLUEFOCUS
9626.HK 哔哩哔哩-W Bilibili Inc.
+354 more

Named unlisted entities (read-across to listed proxies)

ByteDance Ltd. private
0700.HK listed China internet peer (Tencent)9988.HK China internet/ADR peer