{"id":2205427,"date":"2024-03-25T05:11:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T09:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-bill-in-limbo-as-senate-heads-for-recess-though-lawmakers-warn-of-threat\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T05:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T09:15:21","slug":"tiktok-bill-in-limbo-as-senate-heads-for-recess-though-lawmakers-warn-of-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-bill-in-limbo-as-senate-heads-for-recess-though-lawmakers-warn-of-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok bill remains undecided as Senate prepares for recess, with legislators cautioning about potential risks"},"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\">30<\/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-bill-in-limbo-as-senate-heads-for-recess-though-lawmakers-warn-of-threat%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=2205427&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>TikTok Legislation in\u2063 Limbo Amid National Security Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>While a bipartisan group of senators expressed <strong>\u201cdeep concern\u201d<\/strong> about TikTok\u2019s risk to the \u2062American public, \u2063the Senate faces uncertainty in passing\u200c legislation to regulate the platform. The \u200bHouse recently approved a bill urging Chinese parent company\u2063 ByteDance to\u2063 divest within six months or risk a ban in the United \u200bStates. The vote in the House was an overwhelming 352 to 62 in favor of the bill. However, the path forward\u200c for the bill in \u200cthe Senate remains unclear, especially with an upcoming two-week congressional recess.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe district work\u200c period \u2063certainly has the potential to kill the momentum,\u200c take the wind out of our sails,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Said a \u2064Senate aide close to the bill negotiations. The recent national \u200dsecurity\u2063 briefing for senators aimed to \u2062illustrate the necessity\u2063 of urging ByteDance to divest TikTok \u200crather\u2064 than imposing a full ban in the country. While the impact of\u200c the briefing on Senate action is uncertain, senators acknowledge the urgency for addressing TikTok-related national security concerns.<\/p>\n<h3>Senate Voices Concerns\u200c and Acknowledges Threats<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Ted Cruz\u200c and Senator Mark Warner from\u200b the\u200d Senate Committees have backed the \u2064House bill, recognizing the pressing need to address TikTok&#8217;s implications. Both senators have emphasized the significance of understanding the app&#8217;s potential manipulation of content and access to personal data.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mark Warner\u2062 highlighted \u2064the app\u2019s influence on young individuals as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-after-cancellation-attempt-mike-pences-u-of-virginia-speech-will-prove-the-value-of-the-first-amendment\/\" title=\"Exclusive: After Cancellation Attempt, Mike Pence's U. of Virginia Speech Will Prove the 'Value of the First Amendment'\">main news source<\/a>, raising critical\u200d national security issues. \u200cSenators are keen on deciphering the bill details, ensuring effective regulations \u200cand avoiding potential misinterpretation that could extend beyond its intended\u2063 scope.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not natural for most of us that we are \u2062going to pass \u200dlaws to force companies to divest&#8230;\u200d but we have to be careful that it\u2019s well written\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Said Senator Marco Rubio, stressing the importance of \u2062drafting \u2064clear and comprehensive legislation to tackle China-associated security threats\u2063 effectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Going \u2064Forward with Caution<\/h3>\n<p>While senators\u200d acknowledge \u2062the complexity and gravity \u2063of the situation, \u200dthey express the need for swift and thoughtful action concerning \u200bTikTok. Senator Richard Blumenthal, in particular, emphasizes the \u2064urgency by comparing TikTok to a <strong>\u201cgun \u2063aimed at\u2064 Americans\u2019 heads,\u201d<\/strong> underlining the critical nature\u2064 of the issue for American democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenging legislative processes, the Senate continues\u200b to deliberate on the\u200b bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/archbishop-cordileone-i-had-conversations-with-pro-abortion-pelosi-about-holy-communion\/\" title=\"Archbishop Cordileone: I Had \u2018Conversations\u2019 With Pro-Abortion Pelosi About Holy Communion\">addressing concerns<\/a>, and striving to find an effective resolution for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-announces-new-restrictions-on-advanced-tech-investment-in-china\/\" title=\"New limits on China's advanced tech investment announced by White House.\">national security \u200crisks posed<\/a> by TikTok.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan Senate group voiced worry about TikTok&#8217;s threat to the public. However, no clear Senate action plan is in place to regulate the platform. The House approved a bill urging ByteDance, TikTok&#8217;s Chinese parent company, to divest within six months or risk facing a ban<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2205428,"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\/03\/AP24082685355230-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2205427","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\/03\/AP24082685355230-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205427","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=2205427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2205428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}