In the past week, Canadian and European governments have enacted similar measures and banned government staff from accessing Tik Tok on their work devices.įBI director Christopher Wray shared his concerns over national security and TikTok. While Biden has previously stated that he is unsure whether legislators would fully ban Tik Tok, The federal government, along with several state governments, have already banned the app on all government-issued devices. The bill still has to pass through both the House and the Senate before it lands on Biden’s desk. The same applies to a foreign person or company that “is owned by, directly or indirectly controlled by, or is otherwise subject to the influence of China.” (You can view the full bill here) This legislation would grant the president the power to enact sanctions, including bans, on any company that the Treasury Secretary deems “knowingly provides or may transfer sensitive personal data of persons subject to United States jurisdiction to any foreign person that is subject to the jurisdiction or direction” of China. This bill, known as the Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries (DATA) Act, was introduced Friday by Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), then fast-tracked to a vote on Wednesday, which passed 24-16 all Democrats unanimously opposed.
along with several other Chinese-owned apps.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted in favor of a bill that could give President Joe Biden the ability to ban TikTok in the U.S. The entertainment giant boasts 1 billion users or 12.8% of the world’s population, and is owned by a China-based parent company, ByteDance.Īs tensions with China continue to rise in the United States, government officials are becoming increasingly concerned with the type of data being shared with China, and worry it could become not only a propaganda machine but an issue of national security. While banning TikTok has already occurred at many schools and colleges across the United States, an American-wide ban could be next.
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