The Senate passed a bill by unanimous consent that would ban the social media app TikTok from all government devices amid increased scrutiny over the app's perceived threats to national security.
Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill into the Senate on Tuesday that would ban TikTok altogether from the United States, while Rep. Mike Gallagher and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced similar bills in the House.
“TikTok is digital fentanyl that’s addicting Americans, collecting troves of their data, and censoring their news. It’s also an increasingly powerful media company that’s owned by ByteDance, which ultimately reports to the Chinese Communist Party — America’s foremost adversary," Gallagher said, according to aHe continued,"Allowing the app to continue to operate in the U.S. would be like allowing the U.S.S.R.
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