TikTok ban

The three US lawmakers, namely Republican Senator Marco Rubio, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, and at least one unnamed Democrat congressmen, have ...

[ Joe Biden overturned Trump’s executive orders](https://www.silicon.co.uk/mobility/mobile-apps/president-biden-tiktok-wechat-402018) that sought to ban TikTok downloads, and directed the Commerce Department to conduct a review of security concerns posed by the app. It is time to ban Beijing-controlled TikTok for good.” Mike Gallagher, and at least one unnamed Democrat congressmen, have apparently introduced the bipartisan legislation that aims to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. [actively tried to ban TikTok in the US](https://www.silicon.co.uk/workspace/bytedance-challenges-trump-over-tiktok-ban-348880), and even [ tried to force](https://www.silicon.co.uk/workspace/president-trump-no-extension-tiktok-deadline-347673) its [sale to a US owned entity](https://www.silicon.co.uk/workspace/microsoft-tiktok-us-buy-346753). [Alabama, Utah Latest US States To Ban TikTok](https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-marketing/socialmedia/alabama-utah-latest-us-states-to-ban-tiktok-489877) [Alabama and Utah joined those other US states](https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-marketing/socialmedia/alabama-utah-latest-us-states-to-ban-tiktok-489877) prohibiting the use of TikTok on state government devices and computer networks. The US armed forces have prohibited the app on military devices, and the US State Department and the Department of Homeland Security have also restricted TikTok from devices under their control. “There is no more time to waste on meaningless negotiations with a CCP-puppet company. [Taiwan earlier this month opting to ban TikTok and other Chinese software](https://www.silicon.co.uk/projects/service-provider/taiwan-bans-chinas-tiktok-from-government-devices-489149) from government devices and platforms. [hugely popular among the young](https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-marketing/socialmedia/tiktok-google-traffic-434708), but [security worries](https://www.silicon.co.uk/cloud/datacenter/fbi-m15-warning-china-465726) have [ surrounded the platform](https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-regulation/surveillance/tiktok-us-senate-465217) for a while now. The bill, which seems unlikely to succeed, comes as TikTok faces bans from a growing number of (most Republican) US states, that are banning the Chinese app from their respective state devices, networks and computers. US Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban TikTok In US

TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the US, but politicians seem willing to mandate its removal from their citizens' smartphones.

A spokesperson described Mr Rubio's legislation as a "politically-motivated ban that will do nothing to advance the national security of the United States". The Senate has since passed a voice vote to ban employees from using TikTok on government-owned devices - it needs to be approved by the House of Representatives and then the president before coming into force. But as one of the most popular apps in the US and the world (more than 100 million and one billion users respectively), would politicians really be willing to mandate its removal from their citizens' smartphones? "A lot of times, legislation like this is used as a negotiating tactic - it's not actually meant to really go anywhere, but instead puts it on the media and public radar, so that they have a better negotiating position." Representatives on both sides of the political divide in the House of Representatives and Senate have spoken out against what they perceive as a threat to national security. TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the US, but politicians seem willing to mandate its removal from their citizens' smartphones.

A growing number of GOP-led states are banning the app on state-owned devices.

[Ohio Department of Transportation](https://www.tiktok.com/@ohiodeptoftransportation), have official TikTok accounts. [A video from last month](https://www.tiktok.com/@ohiodeptoftransportation/video/7166732607764368686?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1): "Still waiting for Taylor tickets? [ban the app entirely](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/13/tiktok-ban-bill-rubio-china). [Axios Salt Lake City](https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/12/12/utah-bans-tiktok-state-owned-devices-cybersecurity) these concerns are fueled by misinformation. [Axios' Shawna Chen writes](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/07/tiktok-national-security-republican-governors). [FBI director Chris Wray has warned](https://apnews.com/article/technology-china-united-states-national-security-government-and-politics-ac5c29cafaa1fc6bee990ed7e1fe5afc) that the Chinese government could use the app to access the data of American users.

One senator and two representatives say they're trying to protect Americans from Chinese spying and influence campaigns.

[powerful conduit for influence campaigns](https://www.cnet.com/news/politics/features/inside-a-pro-trump-youtube-disinformation-network-that-spans-vietnam-to-bosnia/). "It is troubling that rather than encouraging the [Biden] administration to conclude its national security review of TikTok, some members of Congress have decided to push for a politically-motivated ban that will do nothing to advance the national security of the United States," TikTok said. Mike Gallagher, a Republican from Wisconsin, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, introduced a matching bill in the House of Representatives. TikTok is "Beijing-controlled," Rubio added. China has long banned many US online companies like YouTube and Facebook that don't abide by its censorship policies. The move reflects the growing tensions between the US and China as the two superpowers clash over economic and military issues.

The proposal to ban the app, which one lawmaker painted as “digital fentanyl,” comes as more GOP governors push measures to limit or ban using the platform ...

“China’s access to data collected by TikTok presents a threat to our cybersecurity,” Cox [said](https://governor.utah.gov/2022/12/12/news-release-gov-spencer-cox-orders-tiktok-ban-on-state-owned-devices/), vowing to “make sure that the people of Utah can trust the state’s security systems.” Meanwhile, South Dakota’s [Kristi Noem](https://apnews.com/article/south-dakota-bans-tiktok-from-state-devices-f7a95dd494dab9c410ff80c577c609dd) and Maryland’s [Larry Hogan](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wisconsin-republicans-ask-democrat-evers-to-ban-tiktok/2022/12/06/002eee1c-757b-11ed-a199-927b334b939f_story.html) have [limited the use](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wisconsin-republicans-ask-democrat-evers-to-ban-tiktok/2022/12/06/002eee1c-757b-11ed-a199-927b334b939f_story.html) of TikTok on government devices. And in a statement to Reuters this week, a TikTok spokesperson called it “troubling that rather than encouraging the administration to conclude its national security review of TikTok, some members of Congress have decided to push for a politically-motivated ban that will do nothing to advance the national security of the United States.” Still, the company [acknowledged](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/01/tiktok-says-its-working-to-protect-user-data-from-chinese-employees.html) over the summer that its non-US employees have access to data on US users, and said that it's working to protect that information. [protracted talks](https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-security-risk-china-biden-11643807751) between the US and TikTok continue to hit snags. "It's playing to the Fox News crowd," a person close to TikTok told Darcy, who noted that that the legislation “reflects a new trend" of Republicans showcasing "how hawkish they are on China by taking a hardline stance on TikTok with proposals…that do little to actually limit its broad reach.” Governor Spencer Cox of Utah on Tuesday [became](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/13/tik-tok-utah-china/) the latest GOP governor to issue an executive order banning usage of the app on state-owned electronic devices, citing its ties to China. Likewise, a pair of bipartisan congressmen, GOP Representative Mike Gallagher and Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, have sponsored a companion bill in the House, Reuters [reports](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-bid-ban-chinas-tiktok-2022-12-13/). Administration officials are specifically concerned with TikTok’s “access to consumer data and its potential use for influence operations,” the Wall Street Journal reported [earlier](https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-national-security-deal-faces-more-delays-as-worry-grows-over-risks-11670342800) this month. [The Running of the Billionaires](https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2012/11/the-running-of-the-billionaires?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-120622)(2012) In a [press release](https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Press-Releases&id=D1C2E147-3A23-4F49-AC27-268572AABDCD) Tuesday, Gallagher painted TikTok as “digital fentanyl that’s addicting Americans, collecting troves of their data, and censoring their news,” while Rubio claimed “the federal government has yet to take a single meaningful action to protect American users from the threat of TikTok.” The US government and TikTok have been working to reach a security agreement for years—President Donald Trump [tried](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/31/tiktok-trump-divestiture/), [unsuccessfully](https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-makes-its-case-for-last-minute-reprieve-from-u-s-download-ban-11601225594?mod=article_inline), to ban TikTok from operating in the US unless it was put under American ownership—an order that Biden later [rescinded](https://www.lawfareblog.com/tiktok-wechat-and-bidens-new-executive-order-what-you-need-know) while vowing to address potential security risks from TikTok and other foreign-owned apps. [Radical Vision for Women Talking](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/12/awards-insider-women-talking-cover-sarah-polleys-radical-vision?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-120622) [A Brief Investigation](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/samuel-alito-elena-kagan-black-santa-kkk-ashley-madison?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-120622) [notes](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/tech/tiktok-ban-bill/index.html?utm_term=16709787142555c573eaa442f&utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+-+December+13%2C+2022&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=VrvGVItEkCFZvYCARCce93wklDTRrP%2B3sygHM249Ms4CDNrUQNTlocBbBImSQhI2&bt_ts=1670978714258). A trio of bipartisan lawmakers have teamed up on legislation targeting TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media app whose powerful algorithm has raised concerns about data security and privacy.

Chinese data protection regulators will crack down on the proliferation of deep fakes produced by deep synthesis technology, the South China Morning Post ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to ban TikTok in the country, CNBC reports. [ban](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/14/tech/tiktok-states/index.html) employees from using TikTok on government devices citing data security concerns.

The US government's crackdown on TikTok continues, with the latest salvo being a bipartisan bill that would outright ban the popular social media app from ...

[telling Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/alabama-utah-become-latest-us-states-ban-tiktok-state-devices-2022-12-13/) it was "disappointed that so many states are jumping on the bandwagon to enact policies based on unfounded, politically charged falsehoods about TikTok." It is time to ban Beijing-controlled TikTok for good." Fast-forward to September, and the US government was [spy on US citizens](https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/21/tiktok_spying_allegations_bytedance/). "There is no more time to waste on meaningless negotiations with a CCP-puppet company. of a social media company" with at least one million users, and which is based or under the influence of countries the US considers foreign adversaries.

The Liberal government is "closely monitoring" bipartisan legislation in the United States Congress seeking to prohibit TikTok from operating in the United ...

“If you’re the Chinese government right now, and you want to collect the most sensitive information about the majority of the United States population, you either go directly or through a front and you just buy it. Parsons said a lot of the fears are theoretical, and based on politics. “We recognize that with success and growth comes scrutiny, and are committed to not only meeting but exceeding Canadians’ expectations when it comes to the security and privacy of their data.” and Singapore, and does not provide that data to the Chinese government. “Protecting the privacy of Canadians, including their data, is a responsibility that our government takes very seriously,” Bouchard said in an emailed statement. and Singapore, and does not provide that data to the Chinese government

Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced bipartisan legislation to ban the popular Chinese social media app TikTok from operating ...

and so much uncertainty with Twitter, I see users and creators searching for opportunities like DeSo, where they own 100% of their content on the blockchain making it impossible to have their profiles deleted, which is an enticing opportunity." "Since there is so much diversity in the world, it has allowed many influencers and businesses to find their content niche and grow a loyal fanbase within it." If it is banned, this could provide an opportunity for the other services to step up or a new one to emerge. "When your livelihood is on the line, and you are forced to change, there is no other option besides change. would immediately change how influencers and content creators operate, as it would remove what has become one of the most popular platforms. "We know it answers to the People’s Republic of China.

Plus: Justin Amash and Jane Coaston talk about the Libertarian Party, a fatal flaw in anti-vaping studies, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.14.2022 ...

Rather, it would order the president to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to "block and prohibit all transactions" from social media companies that are "domiciled in, headquartered in" or "organized under the laws of a country of concern." You can listen to the whole thing [here](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/opinion/justin-amash-libertarianism.html). In the Internal and Emergency Medicine article, University of Louisville researchers Brad Rodu and Nantaporn Plurphanswat consider those overlooked data and find that the diseases reported by subjects generally predated their first use of vaping products, making a causal interpretation logically impossible. But the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Survey, which was the basis for some of the studies, does include such information, which the authors conspicuously ignored. So, the bill could diminish the use of TikTok and other apps deemed a concern but by no means eliminate them. But the idea that the Chinese government would want to surveil the location of random American citizens is silly. had proof that ByteDance was acting as an arm of the Chinese government, or that random people using TikTok was actually a national security threat. user data is not going to the Chinese government, nor is TikTok letting the Chinese government use it to spy on U.S. user data in the U.S.](https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-announces-full-merger-of-us-user-data-to-us-based-systems-amid-new/625727/) and that China-based employees won't have access to U.S. Sure, this could be a super-creepy situation in which the Chinese communist government asked ByteDance to spy on someone for political reasons. However, Forbes would not report on the reason for the proposed surveillance, and does not know if it actually came to fruition. But, for all we know, the user in question was a violent criminal and had a court order or a request from U.S.

A bipartisan bill that would potentially block some foreign-owned or -influenced social media platforms in the U.S. was just introduced.

Meta is facing a weak ad environment, the impact of Apple's privacy changes on the value of its (now less targeted) ads, and weakening engagement. After all, it's not just TikTok users who would be looking for a place to get their social media fix, but the content creators, many of whom make a living using social media. The political divide has continued to deepen in recent years, and preventing foreign adversaries from using social media as a tool to further that divide is viewed as both a political and national security concern. It's also possible that ByteDance could choose to sell its U.S. Because even with modest user growth, Meta is seeing its bottom line deteriorate as ad revenue has declined the past two quarters, while spending (and losses) at Reality Labs continues to increase. The bipartisan group of lawmakers sponsoring the bill released a joint statement, calling out the national security risks that TikTok represents to the U.S. So it's unlikely that if TikTok were to be banned, we would see a big surge in Meta's 3.7 billion monthly users. As the owner of Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, more than 2.9 billion people used one or more of Meta's platforms daily in the third quarter. For comparison, it's estimated that 87 million Americans used TikTok in 2021, and that number will approach 94 million this year. and Canada in the third quarter, as well as 266 million monthly users. government; if ByteDance -- TikTok's parent company -- is ordered by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to provide it with all of its U.S. In recent years, Meta's growth has slowed, while the emergence of TikTok has significantly hindered user engagement.

At least half a dozen states have recently enacted bans on the use of TikTok by state employees and now some federal lawmakers are hoping to ban it ...

Mark Warner (D-Va.) called TikTok an “ [enormous threat](https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3744018-warner-parents-should-be-very-concerned-about-tiktok/).” user data and [another](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1143?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22tiktok%22%2C%22tiktok%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=2) introduced last year to ban the use of TikTok by federal agencies. A commissioner of the FCC, Brendan Carr, recently said the federal government [should ban TikTok](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3714547-fcc-commissioner-calls-for-tiktok-ban-over-data-concerns/) because there isn’t a way “in which you could come up with sufficient protection on the data that you could have sufficient confidence that it’s not finding its way back into the hands of the [Chinese Communist Party].” TikTok has more than 100 million users in the U.S. According to the Associated Press, some students have used TikTok to learn about race, gender, and sexuality, topics some teachers have been reluctant to discuss amid scrutiny from conservatives. TikTok’s U.S.-based moderation team is led out of California, and the [company says](https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/explaining-tiktoks-approach-in-the-us) it stores all U.S. In 2020, then President Donald Trump tried to ban TikTok but later gave ByteDance the opportunity to split off its U.S. [CNN reports](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/03/tech/tiktok-european-data-china-staff/index.html), but TikTok has acknowledged that China-based employees can access European user data. A security team based in the U.S. “We’re disappointed that so many states are jumping on the bandwagon to enact policies based on unfounded, politically charged falsehoods about TikTok,” spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter told Nexstar in an emailed statement. TikTok has also been targeted by Republicans who say the Chinese government could access its user data like browsing history and location. TikTok, which has exploded in popularity in recent years, is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020.

TikTok, the massively popular social video platform owned by the Beijing-based company ByteDance, has already been banned on government-owned devices in ...

It also directs the state to blacklist the platform from state networks and state devices. 12, 2022, alerting them to a request she made to Secretary of Information Technology Marty Redden to “update his agency’s policies to prevent TikTok from accessing the state IT network and state IT devices.” The order bans employees and agencies of the state from downloading or using TikTok’s app or website on any government-owned cellphone, laptop or other Internet-capable device. Abbot further directed the state’s Department of Public Safety and Department of Information Resources to develop a model plan for other state agencies which must address the use of TikTok on personal devices with access to employees’ .gov email accounts and network-based restrictions for TikTok on personal devices while on state property, among other things outlined in a “As a result, we’ve deleted our TikTok account and ordered the same on all state-owned devices. 13, 2022, to the state’s CIO to ban TikTok from state-owned devices and prohibit agencies from maintaining a TikTok account. We must protect Utahns and make sure that the people of Utah can trust the state’s security systems.” A spokesperson of TikTok said in a phone interview that the company “categorically denies” sharing U.S. The University of Utah, for example, still maintains [a verified page](https://www.tiktok.com/@universityofutah)on the platform as of Dec. The first alleges that the app used misleading advertising to court children to use the app. “We’re disappointed that so many states are jumping on the bandwagon to enact policies based on unfounded, politically charged falsehoods about TikTok,” said the spokesperson. Greg Abbot banned TikTok on state devices through an order to state agency heads on Dec.

Two years after TikTok avoided a national ban in the United States, the popular short-form video app is now facing growing pushback at the state level.

TikTok has declined to comment on the litigation but has said “the safety, privacy and security of our community is our top priority.” States such as Maryland also enacted their TikTok bans on government devices as part of a wider crackdown on Chinese-linked products and services, making the announcement more about China than about TikTok individually. But such a move would likely introduce other issues about the regulation of commerce, and potentially result in legal challenges. One claimed that TikTok lures children onto the platform by falsely claiming it is appropriate for users between 13 and 17 years old; the other claims TikTok has “deceived” consumers about whether user data is sufficiently protected from Chinese government access. In some ways, the states that have restricted TikTok are following the federal government’s lead. “It’s unfortunate that the many state agencies, offices, and universities on TikTok in those states will no longer be able to use it to build communities and connect with constituents.” Content moderation involving US users’ data, TikTok said, will be handled by a US-specific trust and safety team within the US Digital Security group, and not by its global trust and safety team. In a statement, Rubio expressed frustration with the lack of action at the federal level. (Another state, [Nebraska](https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/gov-ricketts-announces-tiktok-app-ban-state-devices), banned TikTok from state devices in 2020.) Last week, the state of Indiana announced two lawsuits against TikTok [accusing](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/tech/indiana-tiktok-lawsuits/index.html) the Chinese-owned platform of misrepresenting its approach to age-appropriate content and data security. Security experts have said that the data could allow China to identify intelligence opportunities or to seek to influence US users through disinformation campaigns. “I don’t see those new restrictions disrupting TikTok that much, but it probably adds a bit of pressure for Washington to ‘do something’ on TikTok one way or another.” Whatever outcome the negotiations produce is still expected to have big implications for TikTok and its users.

Twitter influencers and politicians have united in calls to “ban TikTok” after lawmakers proposed legislation to stop the app from operating in the U.S..

Allowing the app to continue to operate in the U.S. [ban orders in Maryland](https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/maryland-governor-bans-tiktok-state-agencies), Texas, South Dakota, Oklahoma and other states. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt similarly used the power of the government to direct that TikTok be "blacklisted from State networks and State-managed devices." [TEXAS GOVERNOR BANS TIKTOK, INDIANA LAUNCHES INVESTIGATIONS INTO CHINESE-OWNED APP](https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/texas-governor-bans-tiktok-indiana-launches-investigations-chinese-owned-app) would be like allowing the U.S.S.R. Rebel News correspondent Avi Yemini reminded Twitter users that former President Donald Trump took heat back in 2020 for demanding the app be banned and even issuing an Executive Order to that effect. 7 that "the threat posed by the CCP through TikTok is serious and must be stopped." "It’s an over 3 year effort that has always been bipartisan[.] But @CNN’s obsession with bashing Republicans is so ingrained in their culture their ‘journalists’ reflexively defend anyone we are against,even the Communist Party of #China." Rubio also exposed TikTok as a Chinese government-sponsored backdoor into Americans’ phones and private data in a Twitter post the next day. [Representative Mike Gallagher](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6316338412112) called TikTok "digital fentanyl" in a fiery statement introducing a law that would ban TikTok from operating in the U.S. Again." But TikTok wasn't Rubio's only target.

North Dakota and Iowa have joined a growing number of U.S. states in banning the Chinese-owned short-video-sharing app TikTok from state-owned devices, ...

user data could be passed to the Chinese government, though ByteDance has not done so. fears the app could be used to spy on Americans and censure content. The U.S. During the last Congress, the Senate in August 2020 unanimously approved legislation to bar TikTok from government devices. Many federal agencies including the Defense, Homeland Security and State departments already ban TikTok from government-owned devices. lawmakers to crackdown on Chinese companies amid national security fears that Beijing could use them to spy on Americans.

North Dakota is the latest state to ban TikTok for government employees. The FBI has recently issued warnings about Chinese-based TikTok, citing national ...

And so, as a citizen, if you come to the Capitol and go on the Capitol guest Wi-Fi, we don’t have controls set on individual personal devices. And it collects anything on that device from biometric information, GPS locations chat logs, photos, browser histories, all of that stuff. “TikTok requires users to give it full access to your device.

Bill comes after several states barred employees from downloading the app on state-owned gadgets over data concerns.

During the last Congress, the Senate in August 2020 unanimously approved legislation to bar TikTok from government devices. Rubio also is a sponsor of Hawley’s TikTok government-device ban bill. Around a dozen US states have taken similar actions, including Alabama and Utah this week. The House of Representatives would need to pass the Senate bill before the current congressional session ends, which is expected next week. The government’s committee on foreign investment in the United States, a powerful national security body, in 2020 ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok because of the fears that US user data could be passed to the Chinese government, though ByteDance has not done so. [TikTok](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/tiktok), owned by ByteDance, from state-owned devices amid concerns that data could be passed on to the Chinese government.

The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation that would ban the use of TikTok on government phones and devices as part of the push to combat ...

“The federal government has yet to take a single meaningful action to protect American users from the threat of TikTok,” Rubio said in a statement about the ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act. It’s time for Joe Biden and the Democrats to help do the same.” The proposal would “prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation.” Hawley’s effort is by no means the lone bill aimed at limiting TikTok’s use. The move comes as state governments, especially those led by Republicans, have taken steps to limit the use of the app on state-owned devices. A bill authored by Sen. Eleven of those actions have taken place since the beginning of the month. It’s a major security risk to the United States, and until it is forced to sever ties with China completely, it has no place on government devices,” Hawley said in a statement. The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) seeks to ban the app from operating within the U.S. A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general also In Alabama, Gov.

The US Senate voted to ban the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app from all government-issued phones and other devices as the Biden administration ...

The FBI has warned about the possibility of surveillance and "influence operations" by China's government.

[Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen](https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-closer-7af0d4da-c01c-4be0-94f2-ab77cd215026.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioscloser&stream=top)last month said the app presents "legitimate national security concerns" to the U.S. Josh Hawley is leading the legislation, not Sen. Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say that Sen. [national TikTok ban](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/01/interview-fcc-commissioner-says-government-should-ban-tiktok) entirely. [would ban TikTok](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/13/tiktok-ban-bill-rubio-china) on government-issued devices. [Economy & Business](https://www.axios.com/economy-business)