Bans on TikTok gain momentum in Washington and states.
Rep. Mike Gallagher , who has proposed banning TikTok on all devices in the U.S., during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 29, 2021.
“This is a widespread concern at this point — it’s not just Republicans, it’s not just Democrats,” said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., who last week joined Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and other lawmakers in announcing legislation to ban TikTok in the United States. TikTok has long denied that it shares data with Chinese government officials, and it has tried to distance itself from its parent company. The company points to its incorporation in the Cayman Islands and its offices in New York, Los Angeles, Singapore and Washington, D.C., as proof that the service’s operations are anchored outside China.
Brooke Oberwetter, a spokesperson for TikTok, said in an email Monday that the plan would “meaningfully address any security concerns that have been raised at both the federal and state level,” and that the company would offer government and independent oversight to address concerns about its content recommendations and access to U.S. user data.
In September, President Joe Biden directed the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider whether deals it vets have the potential for a foreign entity to take advantage of Americans’ data. The administration has also been working on another executive order that would apply more scrutiny to how foreign actors could obtain Americans’ data. It is not clear if — and whether — it will be released.“My patience is wearing thin,” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
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