{"id":2177891,"date":"2024-02-16T08:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T13:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-jump-to-tiktok-could-lead-to-an-expanded-federal-ban-on-china-tied-app\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T08:52:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T13:52:18","slug":"bidens-jump-to-tiktok-could-lead-to-an-expanded-federal-ban-on-china-tied-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-jump-to-tiktok-could-lead-to-an-expanded-federal-ban-on-china-tied-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s TikTok move may result in broader US ban on China-linked app"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbidens-jump-to-tiktok-could-lead-to-an-expanded-federal-ban-on-china-tied-app%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=2177891&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>President Joe Biden&#8217;s Decision to\u2063 Join\u200c TikTok Sparks Legislative \u2064Push to Broaden Ban<\/h2>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> has made a \u2063bold move by having his 2024\u2063 reelection campaign join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> on \u200bSuper Bowl Sunday. However, this\u2064 decision has prompted a legislative push \u200bto\u2063 expand the federal \u200cban on the popular\u200d China-owned app. Even officials in Biden&#8217;s own administration have warned that TikTok poses a national security threat.<\/p>\n<h3>Legislation to Strengthen the Ban<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) is\u2064 taking action by working on a bill that aims to \u2064prohibit all federal employees \u200dwith security clearance from having TikTok on their personal devices. Additionally, the bill would stipulate that no individual running for federal elected office can use\u2063 TikTok as a fundraising\u2064 platform.<\/p>\n<p>Pfluger believes that the current ban on downloading TikTok onto government phones is not enough. He is concerned about\u200d the\u2064 risk of Beijing collecting data from millions of TikTok users in the United\u2063 States and the potential for foreign\u200c influence campaigns. Pfluger\u2064 emphasizes the importance of protecting government employees with security clearances from potential blackmail \u200cand manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you\u2063 have a security\u200c clearance, you need\u200b to stay off TikTok,&#8221;\u2063 Pfluger \u2062stated. &#8220;And number \u20632, no person\u2064 running in a federal election should be using TikTok as a fundraising mechanism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Previous Actions and Skepticism<\/h3>\n<p>In late 2022,\u2063 Biden signed a TikTok ban on government-issued\u2063 devices of nearly 4 million federal employees. However, \u200bexceptions were made for law enforcement, national security, and security\u200c research. Biden also threatened a complete U.S. ban if TikTok&#8217;s Chinese owners did not divest. Currently, the White House is deferring to a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United\u2062 States.<\/p>\n<p>Despite TikTok \u2064and Beijing&#8217;s\u200b attempts to address \u200dconcerns, the Biden \u200dcampaign&#8217;s \u200bdecision to\u200c join the platform has raised alarm in Congress. Biden campaign advisers claim to have implemented a sophisticated security protocol, but skepticism remains.<\/p>\n<p>Pfluger criticizes Biden&#8217;s\u2062 move, calling it &#8220;very \u2064hypocritical&#8221;\u2064 and suggesting that it prioritizes political expediency over national security. He\u200d believes Biden is desperate to reach out to young voters.<\/p>\n<h3>Legislative Challenges and\u200b Future Prospects<\/h3>\n<p>Pfluger acknowledges the legal challenges faced by former President Donald\u2063 Trump when attempting to ban \u200dTikTok by executive order. He recognizes that the current\u2062 situation is uncharted territory.<\/p>\n<p>A Senate bill, supported by a bipartisan group of senators, could grant the president \u2064more authority to ban TikTok and other foreign technology platforms. However, despite Biden&#8217;s endorsement, the bill has made no progress. Pfluger remains hopeful that his legislation\u2063 will receive bipartisan support as more people become aware of the risks posed by TikTok.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What information does\u2063 the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s assessment of TikTok&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-no-new-proactive-step-on-tiktok-deal-under-biden\/\" title=\"White House: No New \u2018Proactive Step\u2019 on TikTok Deal Under Biden\">potential national security risks<\/a> seek to provide to policymakers?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Of Americans through the app, potentially compromising\u2064 national security. By broadening the ban to \u2063include federal employees with security clearance and political \u2064candidates, Pfluger hopes to further protect \u2064sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Pfluger&#8217;s bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an assessment \u200cof\u2062 the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-points-blame-for-border-crisis-elsewhere-including-climate-change\/\" title=\"Mayorkas shifts blame for border crisis, cites climate change and other factors\">potential national security \u2062risks posed<\/a> by TikTok, including its data collection practices and its ties\u200d to the\u2063 Chinese government. This \u2062assessment would provide critical information for \u200dpolicymakers \u2062to\u2062 make \u2062informed decisions regarding the use of TikTok within the \u200bgovernment.<\/p>\n<p>Other lawmakers \u200chave also expressed support for strengthening the ban on TikTok. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has introduced a bill that would prohibit all\u2064 federal employees from \u200dusing \u200bTikTok\u200c on\u200b government devices, citing \u200dconcerns over the app&#8217;s data\u2062 collection practices and its\u200d ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Hawley argues that TikTok poses a\u2062 serious \u2064risk\u2063 to\u200d national \u200csecurity and\u2062 that the government should take a strong stance against\u2062 it.<\/p>\n<p>The push to expand the ban on TikTok comes after\u200d months \u2063of scrutiny and concerns over the app&#8217;s potential national security risks. In 2020, former President Donald \u2062Trump issued executive orders \u2063seeking to ban TikTok due to its Chinese ownership. However, these\u2064 efforts were halted by legal challenges, and President\u200d Biden\u200b has since revoked these executive orders.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2063there are no immediate plans to \u200dban TikTok entirely, President Biden&#8217;s decision to join\u2064 the platform has increased calls for stricter measures. TikTok has consistently denied allegations of data sharing with the Chinese government, but concerns remain due to China&#8217;s national \u2064intelligence law, \u2064which requires companies to cooperate \u200bwith Chinese intelligence agencies if\u200b requested.<\/p>\n<p>The legislative push to broaden the ban\u2064 on TikTok is a reflection of the growing concern over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hedge-fund-billionaires-call-for-potential-tiktok-ban-over-alleged-pro-hamas-algorithm-echoes-trumps-early-fears\/\" title=\"Hedge-fund billionaire echoes Trump's concerns, calls for potential TikTok ban over alleged pro-Hamas algorithm.\">national security risks\u2062 posed<\/a> by Chinese-owned technology companies. Amidst increasing tensions between the United States and China, policymakers are seeking stronger safeguards to protect American interests.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2064remains to be seen\u200c whether\u2063 Pfluger&#8217;s bill \u200dor similar \u2064legislation will gain enough support to be\u2064 enacted into\u200d law. However, it is clear that the issue of TikTok&#8217;s potential threat to national security \u2064is not \u200bgoing away anytime soon. As the\u200b debate continues, policymakers must carefully weigh\u2064 the benefits and \u2064risks associated \u200dwith the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-a-sinner-not-a-saint-nancy-mace-excuses-joking-about-premarital-sex-at-prayer-breakfast\/\" title=\"Nancy Mace: I'm flawed, not perfect! Excuses jesting about premarital sex at prayer breakfast.\">popular social media \u2064platform<\/a> and take decisive action to safeguard\u200b national security\u2064 interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s move to include his 2024 reelection campaign on TikTok during the Super Bowl has sparked a push to expand the federal ban on the Chinese-owned app. Even officials within Biden&#8217;s administration have cautioned about its national security risks. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) expressed concerns to The Daily Wire, urging for action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2177892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1255509204-scaled-e1708044548974.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2177891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1255509204-scaled-e1708044548974.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177891","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2177892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2177891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2177891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}