The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, in what would be the most far-reaching U.S. restriction on any social media app.
Lawmakers voted 24 to 16 to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app — which is used by over 100 million Americans — as well as other apps considered security risks.
“TikTok is a national security threat. … It is time to act,” said Rep. Michael McCaul, the Republican chair of the committee who sponsored the bill.
Primary Source(s): The Japan Times, Reuters
Factual Confidence: 100% Verified
Discover more from News Facts Network
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
