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US lawmakers introduce bill to ban TikTok
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TikTok has previously said it doesn't share information with the Chinese government and that a US-based security team decides who can access US user data from China
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TikTok has previously said it doesn't share information with the Chinese government and that a US-based security team decides who can access US user data from China
A group of lawmakers from both political parties has introduced a bill that would ban the China-affiliated app TikTok from operating in the United States.
The legislation comes as cybersecurity experts, the FBI director and other top officials have warned that the Chinese government could use the popular app to spy on Americans.
‘Allowing the app to continue to operate in the U.S. would be like allowing the USSR to buy up The New York Times, Washington Post, and major broadcast networks during the Cold War,’ said Rep. Mike Gallagher
Two years after Donald Trump tried to get an American company to take over TikTok's American assets because he saw the app as a threat to America's social media
American politicians are no longer looking to just restrict access to TikTok — they now hope to ban it outright. Members of both the House and Senate have
It's technologically infeasible. It's also pointless. Fears about TikTok are overblown, and any real threats can be mitigated by way less drastic measures.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio announced bipartisan legislation that would ban TikTok in the U.S., saying there is a risk of the app "being used to spy on Americans."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China’s popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance Ltd amid fears the
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