A bill to give the US government the power to ban foreign information and communication technology (IT) products that pose a national security threat targeting Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok has been introduced in the US Senate.
According to CNN Business on the 7th (local time), 12 U.S. senators voted to ban TikTok nationwide on this day, a bipartisan bill that expands President Joe Biden’s legal authority to limit the emergence of security threats threatening information and communication technology. bill was published.
The bill doesn’t specifically ban TikTok, but it aims to give the Commerce Department new powers, including a ban, on foreign electronics and software producers it deems a national security risk to the US government.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner said the bill would cover a wide range of technologies, including artificial intelligence, financial technology services and e-commerce, in addition to social media.
The White House supported the bill and urged its speedy passage.
“This legislation sets out a systematic framework for addressing technology-based threats to the security and safety of Americans,” said White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in a statement. “It provides the government with new tools to mitigate national security risks. will do,” he said.
“I urge Congress to act quickly to get the bill on the president’s desk,” he said.
A TikTok spokesperson did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Last week, the House Foreign Relations Committee passed legislation authorizing the Biden administration to ban all TikTok use nationwide if potential risks to US user data are discovered.
Concerns about Chinese espionage in the United States in recent years have largely focused on telecommunications companies such as Huawei, but have recently expanded to apps such as TikTok.
TikTok is popular and used by more than 100 million Americans, but suspicions have arisen that parent company ByteDance is based in China, collecting personal information and providing it to the Chinese government.
Source: Donga
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