Congress introduces new bill that brings nationwide TikTok ban within reach

The United States Congress has introduced a new bill that would empower the Secretary of Commerce to ban the social media app.

A nationwide ban on TikTok in the United States has never been closer to reality., Congress has introduced the RESTRICT Act, a bipartisan bill that looks to empower the Secretary of Commerce with the ability to ban apps like TikTok from the country. The bipartisan bill, which is being led by Senator Mark Warner , will specifically allow the Secretary of Commerce to ban technologies and companies created by foreign entities if they are deemed to be a threat to national security.

“Today, the threat that everyone is talking about is TikTok, and how it could enable surveillance by the Chinese Communist Party, or facilitate the spread of malign influence campaigns in the U.S.

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