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A bill that would empower the US president to ban TikTok from all devices nationwide has advanced beyond committee for discussion by Congress
By Jeremy Hsu
1 March 2023
A possible US ban on TikTok is one step closer to becoming reality
A possible US ban on TikTok took a step forward after a US House committee advanced a bill that would empower the president to prohibit the popular social media app along with other apps owned by companies based in China.
The bill known as the Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries (DATA) Act would give the president authority to ban foreign apps controlled or influenced by China and to sanction companies or individuals with ties to such apps. …
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