{"id":2200871,"date":"2024-03-17T20:21:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T00:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maher-warns-lawmakers-of-tiktoks-power-to-change-peoples-minds\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T20:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T00:22:52","slug":"maher-warns-lawmakers-of-tiktoks-power-to-change-peoples-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maher-warns-lawmakers-of-tiktoks-power-to-change-peoples-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Maher cautions legislators about TikTok&#8217;s influence on public opinion"},"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\">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%2Fmaher-warns-lawmakers-of-tiktoks-power-to-change-peoples-minds%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=2200871&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>The TikTok Conundrum: Free Speech\u2063 or \u2064National Security Threat?<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2062 a recent episode that \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-safe-for-school-ny-district-defends-x-rated-sex-ed\/\" title=\"Not Safe For School: NY District Defends X-Rated Sex Ed\">sparked heated debate<\/a>, iconic \u2062talk\u200b show \u2063host <strong>Bill \u2062Maher<\/strong> tackled the contentious power of TikTok\u200b in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walt-disney-teamed-up-with-john-wayne-ronald-reagan-to-take-on-communists-in-hollywood\/\" title=\"Walt Disney joined forces with John Wayne and Ronald Reagan to combat Communism in Hollywood.\">shaping\u2064 public opinion<\/a>. He queried\u2062 Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) on \u2064their stance after the House&#8217;s move to restrict the app&#8217;s accessibility in the US.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  &#8220;Most of it is absolutely innocent. But \u200bit\u2019s also there when \u200d [the CCP] needs it not to \u2062be. And we saw that after the Israeli war \u200bbroke out because the kids all wound up on the\u2063 side \u200bof Hamas&#8230; They do have it, and \u2064they\u2019re not acting in our best interests.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Legislators\u200c Take \u2063a Stand<\/h3>\n<p>Maher probed the shared ground between\u200d the bipartisan pair, to which\u2064 Khanna responded, emphasizing the sanctity of the <strong>First Amendment<\/strong>. &#8220;It shows how out of touch \u2062Congress\u2062 is,&#8221; he argued,\u200c questioning\u200b the prioritization of banning \u2064TikTok over \u2064pressing national\u2062 issues.\u200d Mace echoed these concerns, adding potential <strong>Fifth Amendment<\/strong> \u2063 implications\u2064 and questioning \u200dthe government&#8217;s role \u2064in app censorship.<\/p>\n<h3>Algorithm Under Scrutiny<\/h3>\n<p>Maher highlighted concerns beyond free speech,\u2064 suggesting <strong>TikTok&#8217;s algorithm<\/strong> could fall under Chinese \u200cCommunist\u200c Party (CCP) influence, considering its ownership\u2064 by Beijing-based ByteDance. He warned of the algorithm&#8217;s potential use in censorship and influence, \u200bciting how youths&#8217; perspectives shifted regarding the \u200dIsraeli-Palestinian conflict. Despite most content being innocuous, Maher sees the possibility of manipulation as a latent threat.<\/p>\n<h3>Biden&#8217;s \u2064Take on the TikTok \u200cBan<\/h3>\n<p>The conversation takes a\u2063 broader significance \u200cas President Joe Biden \u200chas declared his support for the ban if it reaches his desk. The legislation would empower him to\u2062 ban apps from &#8220;foreign\u2062 adversaries&#8221; on a federal level. The Senate&#8217;s next move remains a topic of suspense and speculation.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200b <strong>TikTok debate<\/strong> continues to\u200b be a\u2062 battleground for the intersection of \u200dfree speech, national security, and the undefined realm of social media influence, \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-james-okeefe-strikes-again-inside-the-pentagon\/\" title=\"Breaking: James O\u2019Keefe Unveils New Undercover Operation Inside Pentagon\">raising crucial questions<\/a> about the future of digital expression and international\u2063 relations\u2064 in the\u2063 digital age.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next for TikTok?<\/h3>\n<p>As the \u2063bill\u2064 awaits Senate consideration, the future of TikTok hangs in \u2064the \u200cbalance, \u200cweighing the values of free expression against the imperatives \u2064of national security.\u200b The resolution of \u2062this issue may very\u2064 well\u200d set \u2064a precedent for how\u2064 technology is governed in a world where\u200c borders are increasingly digital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Maher expressed worries over TikTok&#8217;s mind-shaping power in a discussion with Reps. Ro Khanna and Nancy Mace. 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