The legislation is in response to security concerns over the app, as ByteDance is required by Chinese law to make the app available to government officials.
Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.“At a time when the Chinese Communist Party and our other adversaries abroad are seeking any advantage they can find against the United States through espionage and mass surveillance, it is imperative that we do not allow hostile powers to potentially control social media networks that could be easily weaponized against us.
We must take action now to protect Americans' data, and our national security, from foreign adversaries leveraging social media.
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