TikTok A Potential Target In Upcoming U.S. Bill To Ban Some Foreign Tech: Report

Senator Mark Warner said on Sunday that two US senators plan to introduce legislation this week aimed at letting the government “restrict or prohibit” foreign technology products such as Chinese-owned TikTok.

Warner, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said TikTok would be “one of the potential” for review under the bill. The Democratic senator made the remarks on Fox News on Sunday.

The bill comes at a time when TikTok is under pressure over concerns that data about US users could end up in the hands of the Chinese government.

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday to give President Joe Biden the power to ban TikTok, in what would be the most far-reaching US ban on any social media app.

The White House last week gave government agencies 30 days to verify that TikTok is not on any federal devices and systems. Policy institutions in more than 30 US states, Canada and the European Union have also banned TikTok from being loaded onto state-owned devices.

Warner said he was concerned that TikTok “could be a promotional tool” based on the type of videos it sends to users.

He said the bill he plans to introduce “will say, in terms of foreign technology coming into the US, we have to have a systematic approach to making sure that when necessary we limit or restrict it.” Can.”

He said he plans to introduce the legislation this week with Republican Senator John Thune. A spokeswoman for Warner said they expected to make an announcement on Tuesday.

Details about the proposed bill were not available on Sunday. A spokesperson for Thun did not immediately respond to questions about the plan.

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