Cybersecurity
US TikTok Ban Shifts to Senate Bill That Biden Team May Support
- Senators Warner, Thune to unveil bill Tuesday in Washington
- Bill would empower Commerce Department to restrict apps
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The US is moving closer to restricting access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok, with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner set to unveil a bill Tuesday that the Biden administration is poised to support, according to people familiar with the issue.
The measure, one of many being proposed in Congress to restrict Bytedance Ltd.’s TikTok but isn’t expected to pinpoint the company by name, would give the US the power to ban or prohibit foreign technologies or companies when necessary, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.