From CNET: The US Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban the TikTok app on federal government devices.
The bill, introduced last year by Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican of Missouri, was passed by unanimous consent. It must pass the House and be signed by President Joe Biden before it becomes law.
Many lawmakers have concerns that the social video app and parent company ByteDance, based in China, pose a national security threat because the app collects large amounts of data on its users, including location data, and could share it with the Chinese government. TikTok has repeatedly denied that claim.
"Once again, Sen. Hawley has moved forward with legislation to ban TikTok on government devices, a proposal which does nothing to advance U.S. national security interests. We hope that rather than continuing down that road, he will urge the Administration to move forward on an agreement that would actually address his concerns," a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement emailed to CNET.
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