{"id":2200764,"date":"2024-03-17T15:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-intel-chair-defends-tiktok-bill-warns-of-chinese-propaganda-tool\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T15:09:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T19:09:13","slug":"house-intel-chair-defends-tiktok-bill-warns-of-chinese-propaganda-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-intel-chair-defends-tiktok-bill-warns-of-chinese-propaganda-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel Committee Head Supports TikTok Legislation, Cautions Against Chinese &#8216;Influence Operation"},"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%2Fhouse-intel-chair-defends-tiktok-bill-warns-of-chinese-propaganda-tool%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=2200764&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>U.S.\u2063 House \u2063Supports TikTok Bill \u2062Amid National Security \u2063Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2063 a bold legislative move, House \u200bIntelligence Chairman\u2063 Mike Turner has put \u200bhis weight \u200bbehind a \u200bbill that could <strong>usher in a U.S. ban on TikTok<\/strong> if its owner, ByteDance, doesn&#8217;t \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wants-to-give-the-who-and-china-more-power-after-they-grossly-abused-a-pandemic\/\" title=\"Biden Wants To Give The WHO And China More Power After They Grossly Abused A Pandemic\">relinquish control<\/a> of the widely-used <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\u200c media platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During an ABC News segment, veteran anchor Martha Raddatz quizzed Turner on the urgent\u200c nature of the bill.\u200c &#8220;This legislation could lead to an outright TikTok ban,&#8221; she noted, highlighting that\u2063 this is a rare topic on which \u200cTurner parts ways with former President Trump. &#8220;Given your access\u200d to classified briefings, how can you \u200bclarify the issue for the American people?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">House Intelligence \u200cCommittee chair Mike Turner tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarthaRaddatz<\/a> that he doesn\u2019t think Americans\u200c will lose their livelihood with\u200b bill that would require that the Chinese ownership\u200b of TikTok be divested. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not \u200da ban on TikTok.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p5kCVrCdGw\">https:\/\/t.co\/p5kCVrCdGw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WQATZTaSft\">pic.twitter.com\/WQATZTaSft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This\u200b Week \u200d(@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1769361271147634798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March\u2062 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Turner&#8217;s response \u2064was unequivocal, emphasizing the stark differences between the freedoms enjoyed in the U.S. and the authoritarian grip of\u200b China. &#8220;They&#8217;ve completely blocked platforms \u200dlike Twitter, Facebook, and \u2064YouTube,&#8221; he said. He also touched upon China&#8217;s goals,\u200b alluding to a troubling future \u2063according to President Xi\u200c Jinping&#8217;s recent\u2064 statements.<\/p>\n<h3>Underlying Threats to U.S. Security<\/h3>\n<p>Highlighting the dangers, Turner pointed to the \u200c&#8221;authoritarian regime&#8221; of \u200bChina and its aspirations to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-group-seeks-to-recruit-states-to-fight-chinese-communist-influence-it-must-end\/\" title=\"New group aims to rally states against Chinese Communist influence: 'It must stop\">reshape global norms<\/a>. &#8220;Xi Jinping&#8217;s\u200d partnership with Putin\u200d signals a direct challenge\u2063 to democratic values,&#8221;\u200c he asserted. The critical worry,\u2064 according to the congressman, lies in TikTok&#8217;s\u2062 potential \u2062&#8221;to serve as a powerful medium for China&#8217;s propaganda machine\u2062 and surveillance practices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to Raddatz&#8217;s probe into \u200b&#8221;recent evidence&#8221; of data shenanigans by TikTok, Turner responded firmly, shedding light on the &#8220;structural relationship&#8221; tying TikTok to\u2064 Chinese authorities and the insidious risks to individual liberty.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also addressed the economic impact on \u200bAmericans \u200cwho rely on TikTok\u2064 for\u2062 their livelihoods. Turner reassured them, saying, &#8220;This isn&#8217;t about banning \u200cTikTok\u2014this\u200b is about ensuring the app operates \u2063free from the tentacles \u2064of the \u200dChinese government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Future \u2063of TikTok in the U.S.<\/h3>\n<p>Now, all eyes turn to\u200c the Senate as it contemplates a decision that could dramatically alter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-removes-anonymity-of-bloggers-accounts-with-more-than-500000-followers\/\" title=\"China requires bloggers with over 500,000 followers to disclose their identities.\">social media \u2064landscape<\/a>. The\u2064 bill demands ByteDance to divest its stake in TikTok within 180 days or risk a\u2064 stringent clampdown. With Presidential support hinted,\u200d the outcome is pregnant with consequence.<\/p>\n<p>Raddatz concluded \u200bthe discussion \u2064pointing \u200cout the significant job market \u200cinfluenced by TikTok, prompting \u2064Turner to clarify his stance. &#8220;TikTok creators won&#8217;t lose their jobs,&#8221;\u2063 he reassured. &#8220;Our \u2064aim is \u2064to cut the strings with Chinese \u2063ownership to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indianas-attorney-general-launches-probe-into-chinese-communist-partys-domestic-propaganda-program\/\" title=\"Indiana\u2019s Attorney General Launches Probe Into Chinese Communist Party\u2019s Domestic Propaganda Program\">safeguard national interests<\/a> and personal privacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><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 \u200dHERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turner&#8217;s firm stance\u2063 on the issue serves as a\u2063 stark\u2064 reminder of \u200cthe geopolitical ballet dancing on the fine wire\u2064 of technology \u2063and \u200bgovernance\u2014in the United States\u2062 and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intel Chair Mike Turner backed the TikTok-focused bill, potentially leading to a U.S. ban unless ByteDance sells it. 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