The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill empowering the president to enact greater restrictions on TikTok, over Democratic lawmakers' objections, as the Biden administration decides whether to pursue a total blockade of the app.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she is active on Chinese-owned TikTok because it remains a vital communication tool despite widespread concerns over privacy and national security that have prompted some governors to ban the app on state devices.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday unveiled a plan to eliminate TikTok from devices at higher education institutions and all state agencies, seeking to boot the popular China-founded social media platform completely out of the state government.
House lawmakers have three bills in the hopper that would make Chinese data security threats to your smartphone as obvious as a spy balloon flying overhead.