Talk:Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act/GA1

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Nominator: OlifanofmrTennant (talk · contribs) 10:06, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Governor Sheng (talk · contribs) 07:37, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

Passed

Per WP:LEADCITE, the lead section should avoid using citations or notes, if the article is not controversial. I don't see that being the case here.

Per MOS:LEADLENGTH, the lead is too lengthy. As the article isn't long, I think the lead can fit into 200 words. Right now, there are 434 words, more than recommended.

Per MOS:FIRST, the first sentence should be phrased differently, so that a nonspecialist reader might be introduced to the topic. My suggestion is: The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA), signed into law on April 24, 2024, as part of Public Law 118-50, bans social networking services within 270 days if determined by the president and relevant provisions to be a "foreign adversary controlled application," with a potential 90-day extension, encompassing websites and application software, including mobile apps" or "The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA), signed into law on April 24, 2024, bans social networking services within 270 days if the president deems them a "foreign adversary controlled application," with a possible 90-day extension, covering websites and apps" to keep it simple. --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:46, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Governor Sheng: got it down to around 270 words. Questions? four Olliefant (she/her) 03:44, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Background

Passed

The section doesn't have any references. Also, I recommend using just China for the PRC and avoiding linking to it per MOS:OL. --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:51, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 19:29, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prior regulatory actions

Passed --Governor Sheng (talk) 15:43, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

National security concerns

Passed

Link to the PRC is unnecessary, also using common name – China – is preferable.

BytDance should have been linked when mentioned for the first time in the chapter above.

"Cybersecurity studies have shown that TikTok collects less data, more data, or as much data as its competitors." - Can the nominator explain this sentence a bit? --Governor Sheng (talk) 15:50, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

done Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 19:35, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism

Passed

Using "China" to "PRC" is preferable. --Governor Sheng (talk) 15:53, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

done Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 19:35, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pro-Palestine hashtags

Passed --Governor Sheng (talk) 15:53, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Provisions

Passed --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:40, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

House of Representatives

Passed --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:42, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Senate

Passed --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:42, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lobbying

Passed

Link the Knight First Amendment Institute, and remove it from the "Response" section. --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:42, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Response

Passed

Remove the Knight First Amendment Institute link, and add it to the section above. --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:45, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

done Questions? four Olliefant (she/her) 17:48, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Israel–Hamas war

Passed --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:48, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Legal challenge

Passed --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:49, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Enforcement

Passed

"On January 16, 2025, a Biden administration official stated that it would forego any decision on whether to enforce the ruling to the incoming second Trump administration, which takes office on January 20." - which took office on January 20? --Governor Sheng (talk) 17:51, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

done Questions? four Olliefant (she/her) 18:00, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Summary

Well-written: Passed

the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and

Passed

it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.

Passed

Verifiable with no original research:

it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;

Passed

reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); Passed

it contains no original research; and

Passed

it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.

Passed: Earwig's Copyvio Detector shows 62.5% similarity with: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-118hrpt417/pdf/CRPT-118hrpt417.pdf; 59.2% similarity with https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/07/technology/tiktok-lawsuit-appeal.html; and 55.6% similarity with https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521/text. I understand that the first and the latter might be in the public domain since they're issued by government bodies.

Broad in its coverage: Passed

it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and

Passed

it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

Passed

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Passed

Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Passed

Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: Passed

media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and

Passed

media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.

Passed

--Governor Sheng (talk) 18:14, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alot of the overlap earwig spots is names (name of the bill, District of Columbia Circuit, Chinese Communist Party) or generic terms ("controlled by a foreign adversary", operating in the United States) Questions? four Olliefant (she/her) 19:21, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Governor Sheng: any update on the changes made? Questions? four Olliefant (she/her) 05:44, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your contribution. The article meets the GA criteria now. Governor Sheng (talk) 07:43, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]