{"id":2196880,"date":"2024-03-11T18:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T22:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-tiktok-ban-would-empower-meta-facebook-as-enemy-of-the-people\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T18:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T22:28:50","slug":"trump-says-tiktok-ban-would-empower-meta-facebook-as-enemy-of-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-tiktok-ban-would-empower-meta-facebook-as-enemy-of-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims that banning TikTok would strengthen Meta and label Facebook as the &#8220;enemy of the people"},"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\">34<\/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%2Ftrump-says-tiktok-ban-would-empower-meta-facebook-as-enemy-of-the-people%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=2196880&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">B| Former\u2063 President Trump (Photo \u2063by Brandon\u2063 Bell\/Getty\u2064 Images) F| TikTok (Photo Illustration \u2062by Drew\u200b Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u200b Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<h3>2:40 PM \u2013 Monday, March 11, 2024<\/h3>\n<p>Former\u200b President \u2062Donald Trump expressed his belief that \u2062banning TikTok, despite being a national security threat, could inadvertently empower Meta (Facebook).<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, \u2064the 45<sup>th<\/sup> president acknowledged\u200b that a TikTok ban\u2064 would bring more online users\u2064 to Meta, which he referred \u200bto as the &#8220;enemy of the people&#8221; due \u200cto its excessive \u200dcontrol over free \u200cspeech and censorship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I do believe that,&#8221;\u2064 Trump said. &#8220;I do believe it and we very much \u2064have to go \u200cinto privacy and make \u200bsure that \u2064we are protecting the American people&#8217;s privacy and data rights,&#8221; the presumptive Republican\u200d nominee added. &#8220;But, you \u2062know, we\u2063 also have that \u2063problem with other \u2014 you have that \u2062problem with \u200bFacebook and \u2064lots of other companies too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump continued, \u2062stating \u2064that banning TikTok would be a &#8220;tough decision to make,&#8221; and that the absence of 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> could potentially\u200c boost the\u2063 popularity of \u2062Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Frankly there are a lot of people on TikTok \u200bthat love it. There are\u200c a lot of young kids on TikTok who will\u200c go crazy without it,&#8221; he said. \u2064&#8221;There are a lot of users, that \u2064is, you know a lot of \u200bgood, and there&#8217;s a lot of\u200b bad with TikTok, \u200cbut the thing I don&#8217;t like, \u200cis without TikTok, you\u2062 can\u2062 make Facebook bigger\u2014and\u200b I consider Facebook to be an enemy of \u2064the people, along with \u2064a lot of the media.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;If you\u200d ban TikTok, Facebook and others, but \u200dmostly Facebook,\u2062 [it] will be \u200da big\u200c beneficiary,&#8221; he added, arguing \u2064Facebook has been &#8220;very bad for\u200c the country&#8221; especially in\u2064 terms of elections.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump spoke as the House is preparing\u200b to take up \u200dthe legislation this week \u200cthat could potentially ban companies from offering \u200cTikTok web\u2064 hosting in the U.S. or those who make it\u2063 available on their app stores, unless \u200cparent company ByteDance \u200ddivests itself within 180 days.<\/p>\n<p>In response to\u200b ongoing concerns \u2064regarding how TikTok gathers user data from\u2064 United States citizens, President \u200cBiden has previously stated\u2062 that \u200che would sign a bill banning \u200cthe app if it \u2063reached his desk and \u200cworries persisted.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 45<sup>th<\/sup> president similarly asserted on Monday\u2062 that he \u2063could have banned TikTok during his first term, but that he ultimately left it\u2062 up to Congress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I could have banned TikTok.\u2063 I had \u200dit banned just \u200dabout, \u200cI could&#8217;ve gotten it done. \u2063But, \u200cyou know, I said &#8216;I&#8217;ll leave it up to \u2062you, \u200cI didn&#8217;t push them too hard, because\u200b let them do their own research \u200dand development, and they \u2063decided not to do it,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed!\u200b Receive breaking \u2064news blasts directly to your\u2064 inbox for\u2063 free.\u2062 Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this \u200dpost!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A \u2064new documentary,\u2064 The \u200cRelentless Patriot,\u00a0 about artist Scott Labaido is set to premier at Mar-a-lago on March 13th. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>It might be a rough day\u00a0for some, but\u00a0a celebration for many!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One medical\u2063 expert says national panic could\u2063 set \u200bin after the 2024 election concludes. Here\u2019s \u200cOne\u2063 America\u2019s Nathaniel \u2064Mannor.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u2062 Rep. Steve Toth<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Reddit is aiming for a valuation of up to $6.4 \u200dbillion in its U.S. \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-owners-of-solarwinds-have-links-to-obama-the-clintons-china-hong-kong-and-the-us-election-process\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Owners of SolarWinds Have Links to Obama, the Clintons, China, Hong Kong and the US Election Process\">initial public offering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk said on\u200d Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would open-source its ChatGPT challenger &#8220;Grok&#8221; this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>UnitedHealth Group \u200cis likely \u200dto need several months to make a\u200c full recovery from one of the most \u200cdisruptive hacks against America&#8217;s\u2064 healthcare infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google has been touting the myriad innovations in the first building wholly\u2062 designed and built by the web\u2063 giant.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200crnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What actions are\u2062 being discussed by the House to address the concerns about TikTok&#8217;s \u2064collection and handling of user data<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ut,&#8221;Trump said. &#8220;But I \u2061said, \u2063let \u200dCongress do\u200c \u200cit because \u2064I think it&#8217;s important that \u2062we\u200c \u2062get the right and \u2064proper \u2063legislation to \u2061ban TikTok&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite acknowledging the national \u2061security concerns \u200c\u2062associated with TikTok, Trump expressed \u200bhis \u200bconcerns over\u2064 \u200bthe potential\u200c power increase for Facebook\u200d if the app were to\u2062 be banned. He emphasized the need for \u200cprivacy and data protection\u2064 for the American people, but also highlighted the \u200dissue of excessive control and censorship exercised\u200c by Facebook and other companies.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s remarks align with his previous \u2063criticisms \u2062of Facebook, \u2063which he has referred to as &#8220;an enemy of the people.&#8221; He\u200c expressed his belief that without\u200b TikTok, Facebook would have the \u2062opportunity to\u2062 expand its\u200b user base, which he considers detrimental to the country, \u200cparticularly in\u2062 terms of elections.<\/p>\n<p>The House is currently \u200cdiscussing legislation that could ban companies \u2063from hosting TikTok on their platforms or making it available on their\u200c app stores unless\u200d TikTok&#8217;s parent company, ByteDance, divests itself within a\u2062 specific timeframe. This \u2064comes in response to\u200b concerns \u200babout how \u2062TikTok collects and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-fines-facebook-276-million-for-not-securing-user-data\/\" title=\"European Union Fines Facebook 6 Million for Not Securing User Data\">handles user data<\/a>, with President Biden indicating he\u200c would \u200bsign a bill banning the app if such \u2064concerns persisted.<\/p>\n<p>Trump \u200calso mentioned \u2062that he had the option to ban TikTok during his\u2064 presidency, but he decided to leave the decision to Congress\u200d to ensure \u2064the implementation of the \u2062appropriate legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cdebate surrounding TikTok&#8217;s fate continues to raise questions about\u200b national \u2064security, privacy, and the power dynamics among \u2064social media platforms. As discussions unfold, it remains to be seen\u200b what actions will\u200b be \u2064taken and\u2062 how this will impact the digital landscape.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Trump, concerned about TikTok&#8217;s national security risks, believes banning the app could benefit Meta (Facebook)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2196881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-38.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2196880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-38.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196880","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\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2196880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2196881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2196880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2196880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2196880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}