{"id":155623,"date":"2025-01-12T16:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1823851"},"modified":"2025-01-12T16:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:10:55","slug":"joe-biden-seals-tiktoks-fate-but-america-is-confused-how-it-is-bigger-than-an-entire-national-security-concern-becoming-u-s-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/joe-biden-seals-tiktoks-fate-but-america-is-confused-how-it-is-bigger-than-an-entire-national-security-concern-becoming-u-s-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden seals TikTok\u2019s fate, but America is confused how it is bigger than an \u2018entire national security concern\u2019 becoming U.S. President\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TikTok<\/a><\/strong>‘s days might be numbered if Uncle Sam gets his way, but many Americans are scratching their heads, wondering how a video-sharing app is suddenly Public Enemy No. 1 \u2014\u00a0 especially when there’s a far bigger threat looming? Yes, the rapidly approaching future where the orange-hued, self-imploding former president makes a return to the White House is far more alarming<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed a sweeping legislation requiring TikTok to sever its ties with ByteDance, its China-based parent company, or face an outright ban in the U.S. This move set a hard deadline of Jan. 19, 2025, for the divestiture. Should ByteDance fail to comply, TikTok would vanish from American smartphones.<\/p>\n

The rationale behind this decision stems from deep-seated fears among U.S. lawmakers that TikTok could become a puppet of the Chinese government, forced to hand over vast amounts of sensitive user data. There’s anxiety over the potential for manipulated content that could sway public opinion during crucial times, like elections. This concern has united voices across the political spectrum in Congress, leading to rare bipartisan agreement on the matter. <\/p>\n

However, TikTok did not remain silent. On May 7, 2024, the company filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, decrying the ban as unconstitutional and a violation of free speech. They argued that the law unfairly targets TikTok, isolating it from the American digital ecosystem and stripping away a cultural junction that connects over a billion people globally. <\/p>\n

As the legal battle unfolds, many Americans are questioning the government’s priorities. Social media users pointed out that banning TikTok over national security concerns seems rather ironic when the incoming president himself is widely regarded as a walking, talking national security risk. As one exasperated user put it:<\/p>\n

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Banning TikTok over national security concerns when the incoming president is an entire national security concern is fresh.<\/p>\n

— dara faye (@darafaye) January 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n