{"id":2203351,"date":"2024-03-21T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/overwhelming-majority-of-americans-support-legislation-that-would-force-chinese-divestment-from-tiktok-new-survey-finds\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:48:08","slug":"overwhelming-majority-of-americans-support-legislation-that-would-force-chinese-divestment-from-tiktok-new-survey-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/overwhelming-majority-of-americans-support-legislation-that-would-force-chinese-divestment-from-tiktok-new-survey-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"New Survey Reveals Strong American Backing for Legislation Mandating Chinese Divestment from TikTok"},"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\">26<\/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%2Foverwhelming-majority-of-americans-support-legislation-that-would-force-chinese-divestment-from-tiktok-new-survey-finds%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=2203351&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 Will of \u2063the People: Americans Voice \u2062Strong Support for TikTok Divestment<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A recent survey unveiled an astonishing 68% of Americans backing legislation that would compel ByteDance, tied to \u2063the Chinese government, \u2062to relinquish its TikTok \u2062shares. This bill has navigated through the GOP-led House and anticipates Senate deliberation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Insights from the \u200cPoll<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/america2100.org\/america-2100-poll-bipartisan-majority-of-americans-support-tiktok-divestment-bill\/\">poll<\/a>,\u2062 orchestrated\u200d by Public Opinion Strategies and publicized by\u200d America 2100, showcased bipartisan agreement with 73% of Republicans, along with 64% of Democrats and 65%\u200c of independents, supporting the legislation. Notably, 75% \u2064of Trump supporters \u200band\u200d 67% of Biden voters concur, while 56%\u2062 of\u2063 TikTok users resonate with the sentiment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAmericans acknowledge the threat\u200d posed by \u2064China and reject\u2063 the dominance of \u2063a hostile foreign \u2062power controlling their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-trafficking-survivor-praises-sound-of-freedom-for-drawing-attention-to-no-1-human-rights-issue\/\" title=\"Human trafficking survivor hails Sound of Freedom for spotlighting top human rights concern.\">social\u2063 media \u200dplatforms<\/a>,\u201d\u2064 emphasized Nate\u200d Hochman, \u200cSenior Advisor at America 2100. The impending decision in \u2062the Senate will\u200c test the balance between appeasing a vocal activist base and\u200c honoring the stance of the majority favoring the \u200bexpulsion of the Chinese \u2063Communist Party from our\u200d tech sphere,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ByteDance&#8217;s involvement with TikTok has\u2064 sparked \u2062widespread awareness, with a staggering 84% of Americans recognizing TikTok&#8217;s\u2062 Chinese ownership. Moreover, 73% express\u2064 concerns over TikTok&#8217;s Chinese ties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On March 13, the House greenlit a bill\u200d that may potentially\u200b lead to TikTok&#8217;s prohibition unless ByteDance sells its stake in the\u2064 platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Legislative Progress \u200dand Impact<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bill, dubbed the \u201cProtecting Americans from \u2063Foreign Adversary\u2064 Controlled Applications Act,\u201d gained a\u200d resounding 352-65\u200d nod in the House, with 50\u2063 Democrats and 15 Republicans voting against it.<\/span><\/p>\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=1711117030988000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1TK6y-udiFbXey2vkVM2ue\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/7521\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill<\/a> stipulates that any entity in breach of the legislation \u2062could \u200bface civil penalties based on the number of users within U.S. borders engaging with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hedge-fund-billionaires-call-for-potential-tiktok-ban-over-alleged-pro-hamas-algorithm-echoes-trumps-early-fears\/\" title=\"Hedge-fund billionaire echoes Trump's concerns, calls for potential TikTok ban over alleged pro-Hamas algorithm.\">foreign-controlled application<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It \u2063shall be illegal \u2062for an entity \u2064to \u2062facilitate the \u200cdistribution, maintenance, or updating of a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallagher-says-bipartisan-tiktok-bill-is-not-a-ban\/\" title=\"Gallagher clarifies bipartisan TikTok bill isn't a ban\">foreign adversary controlled application<\/a> in the U.S. by \u2063providing services through an online marketplace or offering internet\u2062 hosting for such \u2062applications used by U.S. users.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The potential repercussions are \u200bsubstantial as TikTok <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.tiktok.com\/en-us\/150-m-us-users\">disclosed<\/a> \u2063 boasting 150 million American users by March \u20632023.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll discovered that 68% of Americans support a bill requiring ByteDance, a company linked to the Chinese government, to divest from TikTok. The legislation, approved by the GOP-led House, awaits Senate approval. 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