{"id":2391603,"date":"2025-01-17T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-punts-on-tiktok-ban-but-trump-already-has-a-plan-to-guarantee-access\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T09:34:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T14:34:41","slug":"biden-punts-on-tiktok-ban-but-trump-already-has-a-plan-to-guarantee-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-punts-on-tiktok-ban-but-trump-already-has-a-plan-to-guarantee-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Punts on TikTok Ban, But Trump Already Has a Plan to Guarantee Access"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fbiden-punts-on-tiktok-ban-but-trump-already-has-a-plan-to-guarantee-access%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=2391603&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--><p>President joe Biden has decided not to enforce a ban on the popular social media platform TikTok,\u2062 which was set to take effect shortly\u2062 before he leaves office. Instead, the issue will fall to President-elect Donald Trump. \u2064Under a law signed by \u200dBiden, TikTok&#8217;s parent company, ByteDance, was required to sell the app\u2063 by January 19.\u2063 however, an unnamed U.S. official confirmed that Biden would not\u200c enforce this requirement, \u200dadn Trump is \u200bexpected to approach the platform differently,\u200c finding ways to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">secure user\u2064 data<\/a> while maintaining access to\u200b TikTok. florida Republican Rep. Mike waltz emphasized the\u2062 value of TikTok as a platform but acknowledged\u200c concerns \u200cabout data security. The Supreme\u200c Court is\u2064 currently deliberating on the law surrounding TikTok\u2019s future, which may influence how \u2062Trump proceeds. In the past, Trump had attempted to ban TikTok over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-agrees-to-settle-cambridge-analytica-data-privacy-suit\/\" title=\"Facebook Agrees to Settle Cambridge Analytica Data Privacy Suit\">data privacy issues<\/a>, citing concerns regarding Chinese government access to American users&#8217; personal data.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden will not enforce a ban on social media platform TikTok slated to enter into effect on Sunday, thereby leaving the issue for President-elect Donald Trump to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>Biden signed a law last year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-house-votes-pass-potential-tiktok-ban-decide-fate-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requiring<\/a> ByteDance, the technology firm based in China which owns Tiktok, to sell the company by Jan. 19.<\/p>\n<p>But an unnamed U.S. official <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tiktok-ban-trump-executive-order-1e95d9836bf6f8c0c245ed1c3234d968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the Associated Press that Biden will not enforce the new statute, which will become binding only one day before he leaves office.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Rep. Mike Waltz, who was nominated by Trump to serve as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betrayed-from-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-after-attending-election-meeting-with-president-trump-sydney-powell-and-gen-flynn\/\" title=\"\u201cBetrayed From Within\u201d: Patrick Byrne Blasts White House Staff After Attending Election Meeting With President Trump, Sydney Powell and Gen. Flynn\">national security advisor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6367180612112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> to Fox News that the incoming commander-in-chief intends to guarantee access to the app while protecting user data from security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;TikTok itself is a fantastic platform,&rdquo; Waltz said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wish I could have it on my phone. The algorithm is amazing,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz then promised: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to find a way to preserve it but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-the-difference-between-the-ivf-bills-senate-democrats-and-republicans-keep-fighting-about-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What\u2019s the difference between the IVF bills Senate Democrats and Republicans keep fighting about? - Washington Examiner\">protect people&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s data. And that&rsquo;s the deal that will be in front of us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court heard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fate-tiktok-decided-court-appeals-makes-big-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arguments<\/a>&nbsp;regarding the law which requires the sale of TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>The decision could impact the next move from Trump with respect to the platform.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the Supreme Court comes out with a ruling, you know, in favor of the law, President Trump has been very clear,&rdquo; Waltz continued. &ldquo;Number one, TikTok is a great platform that many Americans use, and was great for his campaign in getting his message out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But, number two, he is going to protect their data.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That all being said, it&rsquo;s worth noting that Trump has something of a mixed record on how he feels about TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2020, months before he would leave office at the conclusion of his first term, Trump issued an executive <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/presidential-actions\/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> banning transactions with ByteDance in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;TikTok automatically captures vast swaths of information from its users, including Internet and other network activity information such as location data and browsing and search histories,&rdquo; the order said.<\/p>\n<p>It continued: &ldquo;This data collection threatens to allow the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans&rsquo; personal and proprietary information &mdash; potentially allowing China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for blackmail, and conduct corporate espionage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The order established a 45-day deadline for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tiktok-banned-government-devices-good-reason-look-democrats-just-caught\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> to be sold to an American company.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">executive order<\/a> from Trump directed ByteDance to sell the platform within 90 days and delete American user data.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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