A group of lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that, if passed, would ban TikTok in the U.S.
in the U.S., following warnings from the FBI director and cybersecurity experts who have said China could use the social media platform for spying.would"protect Americans by blocking and prohibiting all transactions from any social media company in, or under the influence of, China, Russia, and several other foreign countries of concern," the lawmakers said in a news release.
Under the measure, the president could impose sanctions on TikTok and other social media companies to prevent commercial operation in the U.S.
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