Bipartisan Senate bill would allow for US ban of TikTok

Twelve U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would give the Commerce Department the ability to ban technology that is deemed a risk to national security.

The Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act was devised as a legal apparatus to facilitate the banning of TikTok, one of the biggest social media platforms in the world and one used by more than 100 million U.S. residents.

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