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Bipartisan bill follows FBI warnings about Beijing's sway over the world's largest social-media platform.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok from operating in... 13.12.2022, Sputnik International

New bipartisan legislation seeks to ban TikTok from operating in the US. The effort follows testimony that the app poses a threat to US national security.

‘Allowing the app to continue to operate in the U.S. would be like allowing the U.S.S.R. to buy up the New York Times, Washington Post, and major broadcast networks during the Cold War,’ said Rep. Mike Gallagher. Why is TikTok being banned? Is TikTok controlled by China?

Politicians in the House and Senate have put forward bills to ban TikTok over worries China could use it to spy on Americans..

TikTok poses a national security threat, according to lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.

The bill comes after years of broad concern across the Trump and Biden administrations about potential Chinese government influence on the company.

The bill comes after years of broad concern across the Trump and Biden administrations about potential Chinese government influence on the company.