{"id":2393384,"date":"2025-01-21T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-seek-to-repeal-tiktok-ban-despite-trumps-executive-action\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T21:39:29","slug":"lawmakers-seek-to-repeal-tiktok-ban-despite-trumps-executive-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-seek-to-repeal-tiktok-ban-despite-trumps-executive-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers seek to repeal TikTok ban despite Trump&#8217;s executive action"},"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\">20<\/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%2Flawmakers-seek-to-repeal-tiktok-ban-despite-trumps-executive-action%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=2393384&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>A bipartisan group of\u200c lawmakers is actively seeking to repeal the recent \u2062TikTok\u200c ban, which was implemented just days prior. They have introduced new legislation aimed at overturning a law passed by Congress\u2062 the previous year that\u2064 led to the \u200dshutdown \u200bof the widely-used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>. \u200bThis legislative push comes shortly after former President Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-rep-moves-to-defund-biden-iran-deal-efforts\/\" title=\"Kentucky Rep Moves to Defund Biden Iran Deal Efforts\">executive action related<\/a> to the ban, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boxing-association-releases-game-changing-statement-on-olympian-who-brutalized-female-opponent\/\" title=\"Boxing Association Releases Game-Changing Statement on Olympian Who Brutalized Female Opponent\">highlighting ongoing debates<\/a> \u200cover the app&#8217;s future in the U.S.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lawmakers seek to repeal TikTok ban even as Trump signs executive action<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1941470\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking to repeal the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TikTok ban<\/a> just days after it took effect, introducing legislation that would undo a law passed by Congress last year that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3295132\/trump-pressure-tiktok-extends-app-lifeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shut down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-christopher-wray-testifies-before-house-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before House Judiciary Committee\">popular social media platform<\/a><\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Repeal the TikTok Ban Act on Monday, seeking to repeal requirements for ByteDance to divest from the social media platform or be blocked from U.S. app stores. The bill comes after President Donald Trump already signed an executive order on his first day in office delaying a ban on the app by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3294232\/trump-signs-order-keep-tiktok-up-75-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">75 days,<\/a> although the legality of such a move is in question.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They tell you this is about China,&rdquo; Paul said in a statement. &ldquo;About security. About safety. That&rsquo;s a lie. This is about control. About fear. About silencing you. A government that can ban an app, can ban a book. A government that can silence a platform, can silence a person.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The right to free speech doesn&rsquo;t come with exceptions,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Not for apps. Not for ideas. Not for politicians who think they know better than you. They don&rsquo;t ban speech to protect you. They ban speech to control you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Congress overwhelmingly passed a bill last year to ban the app from stores unless ByteDance, the Chinese-based parent company that owns the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">popular social media app<\/a>, sold the platform to a non-Chinese buyer. The deadline was Sunday, after which the app stopped working for several users in the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, TikTok announced it would revive services after Trump vowed on social media to sign an executive order to repeal the ban. While the app began working again for those who already downloaded it, TikTok remains unavailable for download on Google&rsquo;s and Apple&rsquo;s app stores.<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump signed the 75-day extension on Monday, it is unclear whether he has the power to override federal law, making it susceptible to legal challenges &mdash; especially after the Supreme Court upheld the ban in a decision last week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some Republicans are pushing for the ban to remain in place, arguing there is no legal basis to give ByteDance an extension.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For TikTok to come back online in the future, ByteDance must agree to a sale that satisfies the law&rsquo;s qualified-divestiture requirements by severing all ties between TikTok and Communist China,&rdquo; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in a joint statement with Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE). &ldquo;Only then will Americans be protected from the grave threat posed to their privacy and security by a communist-controlled TikTok.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has previously supported moves to ban TikTok, even signing an executive order that would ban app stores from making the social media platform available for download. However, he has since reversed his stance, even going so far as to create his own account last summer.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what caused him to change his mind, Trump merely told reporters Monday that it was &ldquo;because I got to use it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1941470\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1941470\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers aim to overturn TikTok ban despite Trump&#8217;s action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2393385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tiktok.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3673,12984,6248],"class_list":["post-2393384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-lawmakers","tag-repeal","tag-tiktok"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tiktok.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393384","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393384"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393388,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393384\/revisions\/2393388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}