{"id":2195977,"date":"2024-03-10T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T20:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-republican-intel-senators-blast-tiktok-the-most-powerful-propaganda-tool-ever\/"},"modified":"2024-03-10T16:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T20:43:58","slug":"top-democrat-republican-intel-senators-blast-tiktok-the-most-powerful-propaganda-tool-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-republican-intel-senators-blast-tiktok-the-most-powerful-propaganda-tool-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democratic and Republican Senators condemn TikTok as the ultimate propaganda tool"},"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%2Ftop-democrat-republican-intel-senators-blast-tiktok-the-most-powerful-propaganda-tool-ever%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=2195977&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>Top Senators Warn TikTok is &#8220;the Most \u200cPowerful Propaganda Tool&#8221; Controlled by\u200c China<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic \u2064and Republican senators \u200bhave issued a stark warning about TikTok, the popular social \u2064media app allegedly controlled by \u200bthe\u2062 Chinese Communist Party. Senate Intelligence \u200bCommittee Chairman Mark Warner and Ranking\u200b Member Marco Rubio appeared on CBS News&#8217;s\u2063 &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; \u2063to express their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The senators&#8217; remarks come as \u200dthe U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote on a bill that would\u200b require ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to divest its ownership or face a ban in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Warner criticized President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200c campaign \u200bfor joining TikTok, stating that it sent a &#8220;mixed message.&#8221; He emphasized\u2064 the threat\u200b posed by TikTok, highlighting its ability to collect \u2063Americans&#8217; data and manipulate what they see\u2062 to create division.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Warner emphasized:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t think the Chinese Communist Party can twist that algorithm to \u200dmake it the\u200d news that they see reflective of their\u2063 views, then I don&#8217;t think you appreciate the nature of the threat. Would the United \u200cStates ever allow China to buy CBS? I don&#8217;t think they\u2064 would. And we might have slightly different ways on how we go \u200cat \u200dthis, but we think this is a national security issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rubio pointed out that TikTok&#8217;s algorithm,\u200d which \u200che described as one of the best in the world, \u2062is owned by \u200cByteDance and must be \u200ccontrolled by the company\u200d under Chinese\u2062 law.\u200c He emphasized that as long as ByteDance engineers\u200b in China \u200bhave access to the algorithm and data, they can manipulate the app&#8217;s content.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rubio stated:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter who you sell TikTok\u2063 to,\u2064 where they&#8217;re headquartered, doesn&#8217;t even\u2064 matter where they stored the\u2062 data. As long as ByteDance engineers \u200cin\u200d China have access to the\u200c algorithm\u2063 \u2014 have access to that data\u200c \u2014\u200c control the algorithm, they have to\u200b have access to American\u2064 data to make it\u200d work. And that&#8217;s what we need\u2064 to \u2064confront. That&#8217;s the reality here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Warner concluded his warning by highlighting the potential for TikTok to be used as a powerful propaganda tool:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Warner concluded:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Manipulating that algorithm\u2064 can mean what kind of information you&#8217;re going to see. And\u200c if you don&#8217;t think \u200bthat could be used as \u200bthe most powerful propaganda tool ever, \u200bthen I don&#8217;t \u200bthink \u200byou appreciate \u2062the\u200b threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below for more details:<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does TikTok&#8217;s potential data collection \u200dand manipulation of\u200d content \u2064pose a threat to national security and privacy,\u200c according to the \u200dsenators?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a\u200d recent\u200c development, prominent senators from \u200dboth the Democratic and Republican parties\u2062 have raised serious \u200cconcerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-indefinitely-suspends-trump-tiktok-deal\/\" title=\"Biden Admin \u2018Indefinitely\u2019 Suspends Trump TikTok Deal\">popular social media app<\/a>, TikTok, which is alleged to be controlled \u2063by \u200dthe Chinese Communist Party. Senate\u2063 Intelligence \u200dCommittee Chairman Mark\u200b Warner and Ranking Member\u200c Marco Rubio expressed \u2064their\u200c apprehensions during\u2064 their appearance on \u2064CBS News&#8217;s &#8220;Face the Nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dsenators&#8217; warnings come at a crucial juncture as the U.S. House of Representatives\u200c gears up to vote on \u200ba bill that would mandate ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to either divest its ownership or face a ban in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Warner did not\u2064 mince his words as he criticized President \u2063Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign for\u2062 joining TikTok, deeming it a &#8220;mixed message.&#8221; He underscored the grave threat posed by the app, emphasizing its capacity to \u200bcollect data from \u2063American users while\u2062 concurrently \u200cmanipulating the content they are exposed to. This dual functionality enables \u200dTikTok to \u200dnot \u200donly gather sensitive information\u2064 but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-and-big-techs-seismic-shift-to-the-left\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media and Big Tech\u2019s Seismic Shift to the Left\">shape public opinion<\/a> and foster\u200d division.<\/p>\n<p>The senators&#8217; concerns center around the potential exploitation of Americans&#8217; personal data by\u200c the Chinese\u2064 Communist Party, which\u200b raises serious national security implications. TikTok&#8217;s pervasive influence and wide-reaching user base are \u2063a cause for \u200calarm, as \u2064it provides\u2063 the CCP with a powerful tool for disseminating propaganda and manipulating \u2062public discourse. The senators fear \u2064that the app&#8217;s algorithms could be tailored to \u2063amplify certain narratives or propagate disinformation \u200bcampaigns to further the Chinese agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2062 the ability of TikTok to collect vast amounts of data on its users raises valid privacy concerns. The company&#8217;s\u200d ownership by ByteDance, a Chinese entity, raises questions \u200babout \u200dthe \u2064security and\u2062 protection \u200cof personal information. Given the Chinese government&#8217;s \u2064history of \u2064strict data regulations and the lack of transparency surrounding its intentions, there is legitimate trepidation that \u200bTikTok&#8217;s\u2062 data collection \u200bpractices could be exploited for\u2064 nefarious purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200csenators&#8217; warning serves\u200c as a wake-up call \u200dfor the American public and policymakers alike. \u2063It highlights the need for \u2063stringent measures to\u200c safeguard national security \u2063and protect individuals&#8217; \u200dprivacy in \u2063the \u2064face of an increasingly interconnected world. As technology continues to permeate every aspect of\u200c our lives, it is imperative that we critically assess the potential risks associated with platforms \u2064such as \u2062TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 upcoming vote in the House of Representatives will be a \u200dcrucial step in \u2063addressing these concerns and holding ByteDance accountable for its \u200downership of TikTok. The \u2062outcome of\u2063 this\u2062 vote will determine whether the \u200cUnited States takes decisive action to protect its citizens, their data, and \u2064uphold\u2063 the principles of national security.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the bipartisan \u200dwarning from prominent senators \u200dabout\u2062 TikTok serves as a\u2063 stark reminder of the ever-present threat posed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-questions-to-ask-republican-candidates-in-your-state-2\/\" title=\"20 Questions for GOP Candidates in Your State\">foreign \u2063entities seeking<\/a> to exploit\u2062 American platforms for their own gains. The issue of national security\u2064 and data privacy must be \u200baddressed by enacting robust legislation and implementing vigilant oversight. \u200bWith the House\u200c of Representatives set to vote\u200c on the matter,\u200b the nation eagerly awaits a decisive course of action to safeguard its interests and counter the influence of potentially \u2063malign actors \u2063operating through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">social\u2063 media platforms<\/a> \u200blike TikTok.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top senators from both parties issued a joint warning about TikTok, claiming it to be the most potent propaganda tool ever witnessed. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ranking Member Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed their concerns on CBS News\u2019s \u201cFace the Nation.\u201d They alleged that the Chinese Communist Party has control over the popular social media app<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2195978,"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\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-10-at-12.13.59-PM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2195977","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\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-10-at-12.13.59-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2195977","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\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2195977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2195977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2195978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2195977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2195977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2195977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}