{"id":2033099,"date":"2023-09-15T10:59:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-and-white-house-return-to-negotiating-table-over-apps-fate-in-us\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T11:01:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T15:01:02","slug":"tiktok-and-white-house-return-to-negotiating-table-over-apps-fate-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-and-white-house-return-to-negotiating-table-over-apps-fate-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok and White House resume talks on app&#8217;s future in US."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftiktok-and-white-house-return-to-negotiating-table-over-apps-fate-in-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2033099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>TikTok Negotiates with US Government to Continue Operations<\/h2>\n<p>TikTok has restarted its efforts to negotiate\u2063 with the government on whether it will be allowed to continue operations in the \u2063United\u200b States or\u2063 be banned over its connections to China. Teams from TikTok parent company\u2064 ByteDance and the Committee on Foreign \u200dInvestment\u200d in the United States met at the Treasury Department to restart negotiations last week, according to the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s little evidence that CFIUS, an oversight agency regulating how \u2062foreign\u200c companies operate within the U.S.,\u2062 has changed its stance. The government previously said the company had two \u200doptions: wait for Congress to pass legislation or sell its shares in TikTok and \u2063remove its connections to China.<\/p>\n<h3>UAW Announces Historic Auto Strike After Negotiations with \u2064Automakers Falter<\/h3>\n<p>TikTok\u2062 had been implementing &#8220;Project Texas,&#8221; a \u2063$1.5 billion effort to store all U.S.\u2062 data in the Oracle\u2064 data center, which would allow it to say that Americans&#8217; \u2062data is protected from Chinese access. However, ByteDance later revealed that the data \u2064of some U.S. users had been accessed in China for business purposes.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok would also agree to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-wray-china-could-use-tiktok-to-control-software-on-millions-of-americans-devices\/\" title=\"FBI Director Wray: China Could Use TikTok to \u2018Control Software on Millions\u2019 of Americans\u2019 Devices\">national security agreement<\/a> that would give\u200d the \u200dU.S.\u200c government extensive oversight of the app&#8217;s business affairs, based on a draft of the plans\u2063 TikTok released. This includes \u2064CFIUS appointing a three-person board to oversee and review all U.S.-based operations.<\/p>\n<p>National security \u200bexperts have raised the fear that the Chinese Communist Party could use national \u2062security laws to\u2064 acquire ByteDance&#8217;s data on\u2062 the U.S. for its surveillance purposes.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2064 members of \u200bCongress have introduced \u2064several bills restricting\u200c TikTok to varying degrees, none of them have gained enough\u2064 traction to reach the Senate\u200c or House floor for a vote. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Mark Warner \u200c(D-VA) introduced \u2063the RESTRICT Act, which would give the Commerce Department additional powers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-and-white-house-return-to-negotiating-table-over-apps-fate-in-us\/\" title=\"TikTok and White House resume talks on app's future in US.\">regulate tech business\u200d deals related<\/a> \u200cto\u200d nations of concern, such as China or Iran. Sens.\u2062 Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have proposed outright bans on TikTok.\u200d Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-on-foreign-relations-committee-calls-for-ftc-action-against-tiktok\/\" title=\"GOP foreign relations committee leader urges FTC to take action against TikTok.\">introduced legislation forcing apps<\/a> such as TikTok to show users their \u200ccountry of origin.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has been a target of scrutiny for Republicans.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Yet former\u200c tech executive and 2024 presidential \u2063candidate \u200bVivek Ramaswamy created a TikTok account after meeting\u200d YouTube\u200d star Jake Paul. &#8220;The fact is that many young voters are [using it] &#038; we&#8217;re not going to change this country\u2062 without winning,&#8221; Ramaswamy posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>ByteDance, the White House, \u2062CFIUS, and the Treasury Department did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE\u200c TO READ MORE FROM \u200cTHE\u2063 WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential implications for TikTok and its users if the negotiations with the\u200b US government do\u2064 not result in a\u200d mutually beneficial \u200bsolution<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Large portion of its data in the United States. This move was seen\u2063 as a way to appease concerns \u200bfrom the US government about data security and privacy. However, it remains to be seen if this alone will be enough to satisfy the government&#8217;s requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The negotiations\u2063 between TikTok and the \u200cUS \u200dgovernment have been going on for months,\u200c with the main concern \u2064being the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-does-the-u-s-intelligence-report-on-ufos-say-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"What Does The U.S. Intelligence Report On UFOs Say? Everything You Need To Know\">potential threat posed<\/a> by\u2063 TikTok&#8217;s \u200bChinese ownership. The US government has raised concerns that\u2064 user data could be accessed by\u2064 the Chinese government and used for nefarious purposes. TikTok\u200d has\u200b repeatedly denied these claims and has emphasized its commitment to\u2062 user privacy \u200dand data security.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b recent negotiations at the Treasury Department \u200dindicate that \u2063both parties are still actively working \u200ctowards a resolution. TikTok&#8217;s\u200d parent company, \u200dByteDance, has been in talks with potential \u2062buyers for\u200b its US\u200c operations, including Microsoft. However, these\u200c negotiations\u200b have stalled in recent weeks,\u200c leading\u200d to the need for renewed \u2063discussions\u2062 with the government.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of these negotiations \u200dwill have significant implications for both TikTok and the millions of users in the United States. If TikTok is banned, it\u2062 would be a huge blow to the company&#8217;s growth\u2064 prospects and could potentially result in a loss of millions of\u2064 users. On the other hand, if TikTok is allowed to continue operations under\u2063 certain conditions,\u200d it\u2062 will need to work closely with the government to ensure compliance and address any concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The TikTok saga is part of a broader trend of increased \u200cscrutiny on \u200cChinese-owned companies operating \u2062in\u200c the United States. The US government has been increasingly concerned about potential \u2062national security risks posed by \u2064these companies\u2062 and has taken steps to limit their presence in certain sectors. The ongoing negotiations between TikTok and the US government\u2064 serve as a microcosm of this larger issue.<\/p>\n<p>As the negotiations continue, it is crucial for both parties to find a \u2063solution that addresses the concerns\u2063 of the US \u200dgovernment while also allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States. TikTok has become an integral \u2064part of many people&#8217;s lives, providing \u2064entertainment and a platform for\u200b creativity. It \u2062would \u2064be a shame \u2063to see\u200b it disappear\u2062 from the US market completely.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming \u2062weeks, we \u200dcan expect \u200bfurther updates \u2062on \u200bthe progress\u2062 of the negotiations and the future of TikTok in the United States. \u2063Both TikTok and the US government have\u200d a lot at stake, and finding a mutually \u200bbeneficial solution is\u200d in the best\u2064 interest of everyone involved. Only\u2062 time will tell\u2062 what \u200bthe ultimate outcome will be, but\u2062 one thing\u2062 is clear:\u200c the negotiations between TikTok and the \u2063US government are far from over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok resumes talks with the US government to secure its future in the country. ByteDance and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States held discussions at the Treasury Department, aiming to address concerns about the app&#8217;s ties to China and avoid a potential ban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2033100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2033099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2033099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2033100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2033099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2033099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2033099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}