{"id":2197930,"date":"2024-03-12T20:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T00:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-legislation-could-face-stonewall-in-the-senate-from-bipartisan-skeptics\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T20:06:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T00:06:10","slug":"tiktok-legislation-could-face-stonewall-in-the-senate-from-bipartisan-skeptics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-legislation-could-face-stonewall-in-the-senate-from-bipartisan-skeptics\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan skeptics may block TikTok legislation in the Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-legislation-could-face-stonewall-in-the-senate-from-bipartisan-skeptics%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=2197930&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>House \u200bRepublicans Push for TikTok Divestment, Senate Support Uncertain<\/h2>\n<p>House Republican leaders are moving forward with a vote on Wednesday to pressure the Chinese owners \u2064of TikTok to sell the app or face a ban in the United States. However, the fate of the legislation \u2064in \u200dthe Senate remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Senators from both parties are expressing conflicting \u200dviews on the bill, citing concerns about constitutional rights, backlash from young voters in\u2064 an important election year, and opposition from former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation would require TikTok&#8217;s owner, ByteDance,\u2064 based in\u200b Beijing, to sell\u200c the app to a domestic buyer \u200bin order to continue operating in the U.S. The \u200bapp&#8217;s ties to the Chinese government have raised concerns among U.S.\u200c officials regarding the potential weaponization of\u200d user data. However, senators\u2063 are\u200d still undecided on whether this\u2062 bill is the most effective way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-intelligence-official-warns-of-tiktoks-influence-on-us-citizens\/\" title=\"Senior Intelligence Official Warns of TikTok\u2019s Influence on US Citizens\">address national security concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Senate Majority Leader&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has not committed\u200b to holding a vote on the bill if it passes in the House. He stated during a press conference that he would consult with relevant \u200dcommittee chairmen to determine\u2062 their views.<\/p>\n<p>The House vote coincides with TikTok CEO \u2064Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s\u200d meetings\u200d with senators on Capitol Hill this week. TikTok is utilizing\u2064 every available tool to lobby Congress against passing the \u200dmeasure.<\/p>\n<h3>Senators&#8217; Perspectives<\/h3>\n<p>Sen. \u200dChris Coons (D-DE), a member \u200cof the Senate \u2062Foreign Relations Committee,\u200c downplayed the effectiveness of\u200b the legislation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-takeaways-from-fbi-director-chris-wrays-testimony\/\" title=\"Key points from FBI Director Christopher Wray\u2019s House Judiciary Testimony\">addressing national security threats<\/a> from China. He emphasized\u200c the\u200c importance of fulfilling commitments to countries like Ukraine,\u200d Israel, and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.\u2062 John Cornyn (R-TX) expressed concerns\u200b about the bill but did not \u200ddisclose his stance if it were to come to a vote in the Senate. He highlighted the Chinese \u2064Communist Party&#8217;s ability to adapt and continue similar practices even if TikTok were banned.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin \u2062(D-IL), the No. 2 Senate \u200dDemocrat, acknowledged \u200dthe constitutional\u200c questions and concerns about backlash from young voters \u200cif the \u200d<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>\u2063 were \u200cto be banned. He emphasized the need to balance freedom of speech and press with\u2062 concerns\u2062 about Chinese infiltration.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the implications of banning the\u200b app during an election year, Durbin emphasized \u2064the importance of inclusion and multiplication in \u200dsuccessful politics.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Changing Stance<\/h3>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump \u2062initially issued executive orders to force\u2062 ByteDance \u2063to sell TikTok, but those orders were blocked by legal challenges. However, Trump\u200b recently reversed his position \u2063and spoke against banning the app, disappointing\u2064 some\u2064 members of his\u2064 own party.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.\u2064 Josh Hawley (R-MO)\u200c expressed support for\u2062 banning or forcing a sale of TikTok, but\u200d acknowledged the lack of prospects for an actual \u200dsale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why do some House Republicans argue\u200c that the legislation is necessary in terms of national security and data protection?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064 It \u200dpasses the House. He expressed concerns about the potential\u2064 impact\u200b on free speech and suggested that a broader approach to addressing national security concerns related to \u200dsocial media platforms \u2063should be \u200dtaken.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&#8217;s stance was met with criticism \u2062from some House Republicans, who argued that\u200b the legislation \u200bis\u2062 necessary to protect American citizens&#8217; data and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-dodges-question-whether-iran-protests-will-jeopardize-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan Dodges Question Whether Iran Protests Will Jeopardize Nuclear Deal\">ensure national security<\/a>. They argue that TikTok&#8217;s ties to the Chinese \u200dgovernment, as\u200c well as its vast user base, make it\u200d a potential tool for Chinese espionage \u2063and influence.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of \u200bthe bill also\u2063 argue that other countries, such as India and Australia,\u200d have already taken action to ban or restrict TikTok due to similar \u200dconcerns. They believe\u2062 that the United States should follow suit to protect American interests.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are also concerns about the potential \u2064economic impact of a TikTok divestment. Some senators worry that forcing\u200d ByteDance to\u200d sell the app could \u200dlead to job losses, particularly in the technology sector. Others question whether the government should have the power to force the sale of a private company.<\/p>\n<p>The uncertain fate of the legislation in the \u200bSenate reflects \u2063the broader debate surrounding the regulation of social media platforms and the balance between national security and individual rights. TikTok has become \u200da popular platform, particularly among younger users, and any action taken against the app is likely to have political implications.<\/p>\n<p>As lawmakers grapple with these\u2064 complex issues, it remains to be seen\u200d whether a consensus\u200d can be reached on how to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paypal-becomes-third-payment-processor-to-stop-working-with-palestinian-terror-tied-group\/\" title=\"PayPal cuts ties with Palestinian terror-linked group, joining two others.\">national\u2062 security concerns \u2062raised<\/a> by \u200dTikTok and other similar platforms. The push for TikTok\u200b divestment by House \u2063Republicans highlights the growing concerns about foreign influence and data security in an increasingly interconnected world. Whether or\u200c not the Senate will support these efforts, however, is still uncertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republican leaders plan to vote on a bill to force Chinese owners of TikTok to divest or risk a US ban. However, its fate in the Senate remains uncertain. Senators from both parties express conflicting views and concerns, making the legislation&#8217;s passage far from guaranteed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2197931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23084050172289-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2197930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23084050172289-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197930","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2197930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2197931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2197930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2197930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2197930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}