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TikTok Faces More Scrutiny in New Senate Bill

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to address threats posed by technology based in China, including the popular TikTok app. The bill would set up new government processes to mitigate risks from foreign technology, and other bills have been introduced to ban the app.

  • Bipartisan legislation seeks to mitigate risks from technology based in China, elsewhere.
  • Bill would set up new government processes for reviewing and mitigating risks from foreign technology.
  • Commerce Department to establish procedures to “identify, deter, disrupt, prevent, prohibit and mitigate” risks from foreign technology.
  • Bill requires Commerce Department to coordinate with intelligence agencies to provide declassified information on how restricted transactions posed threats.
  • Narrowly targeted bills seeking to ban TikTok have been introduced by GOP lawmakers.
TikTok Faces More Scrutiny in New Senate Bill
Bipartisan legislation seeks to mitigate risks from technology based in China, elsewhere

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