Oh, somewhat lost in the shuffle of passing the $95
billion foreign aid package through Congress.
A plan to possibly curb the use of TikTok here
in the US?
Yeah, Fox's Chad Pergram explains.
It's easy to lose track of the consequences for TikTok,
especially when the focus of lawmakers fell elsewhere.
Let's help Israel. Let's help Ukraine.
Bipartisan lawmakers framed foreign policy challenges as risks at home.
Supporters of the bill argued that danger wasn't just abroad,
but in the palm of your hand.
I'm a big defender of the 1st Amendment and free
speech,
but when it comes to national security,
we were all concerned about the control of Tiktok by
the Chinese.
There's concern that Congress might not be In Sync with
the public.
I think they should do it.
I don't really think it's kind of hurting anybody right
now.
Tick Tock is fighting back.
Rest assured we aren't going anywhere.
We are confident and we will keep fighting for your
rights in the courts.
The facts and the Constitution are on our side.
Those who see Tick Tock as a threat are careful
with their language.
It is not a ban.
It is saying that a enterprise that literally.
Potentially collects 170 million Americans data and has the potential
to influence what you see in a way of foreign
interference.
I believe is a national security threat.
Some lawmakers defend Tiktok on 1st Amendment grounds.
This bill is for all intents and purposes a ban
on TikTok and it is intended to suppress disfavored speech
on the platform.
Plain and simple. There was opposition in the Senate to
gluing TikTok to foreign aid.
If I don't agree to all of that,
then Israel and Taiwan and Ukraine.
Do not get the help they need.
This is moral extortion. But TikTok won't dissolve from your
smartphone tomorrow.
China has about a year to dump its investment in
TikTok to allow the app to still operate in the
US.
And regardless, expect a protracted court fight on Capitol Hill.
Chad Pergram, Fox News.