White House Endorses New Senate TikTok Bill, Urges Congress to Pass It ‘Quickly'
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As House Republicans push for quick action on a Chinese-owned app that’s “too dangerous to be on our children’s phones,” Democrats fret over unintended consequences and urge caution until the completion of an ongoing security review.
A panel of US lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would make it easier to ban Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok, amid criticism that the proposal threatens free speech.
New guidance from the Office of Management and Budget finalizes a congressional push to ban the popular Chinese social networking app from all government devices amid privacy and security concerns.
The White House addressed concerns about TikTok and spoke about a bipartisan plan to act against the social media platform, though they would not say if the app would be banned.
Sens. Mark Warner and John Thune will offer a bill to ban TikTok and foreign-owned tech that poses a national security threat, Warner said on "Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream."
By Brian Fung, CNN A dozen US senators unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday expanding President Joe Biden’s legal authority to ban TikTok nationwide, marking the latest in a string of congressional proposals threatening the social media platform’s future in the United States.
The White House endorsed the RESTRICT Act Tuesday, calling it “a systematic framework for addressing technology-based threats to the security and safety of Americans.”
A bipartisan group of senators is introducing a bill that would let the Commerce Secretary ban TikTok and other services if they're deemed security threats..
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working with the Biden administration to advance legislation granting the president additional powers to ban TikTok over its affiliation with China.
The legislation aims to set up a ‘rules-based process’ that would give the White House and Commerce Department new authority to restrict information and communications technologies stemming from six foreign adversaries.
A dozen U.S. Senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would give President Biden the ability to ban TikTok and other technology platforms owned by foreign adversaries.
