The White House threw its support behind a new bipartisan Senate bill that would give the Biden administration the power to ban TikTok in the U.S.
The RESTRICT Act would empower the Commerce Secretary to mitigate "undue or unacceptable risk" to national security posed by technology transactions in which foreign adversaries have an interest.
The legislation would empower the Commerce Department to review deals, software updates or data transfers by information and communications technology in which a foreign adversary has an interest. TikTok, which became a viral sensation in the U.S. by allowing kids to create and share short videos, is owned by Chinese internet giant ByteDance.
"This bill presents a systematic framework for addressing technology-based threats to the security and safety of Americans," White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Warner declined to say who he and Republican co-sponsor Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., might look to for support in the House, but added, "I'm very happy with the amount of interest we've gotten from some of our House colleagues."a bill that, if it became law, would compel the president to impose sanctions on Chinese companies that could potentially expose Americans' private data to a foreign adversary.
"The RESTRICT Act is more than about TikTok," Warner told reporters "It will give us that comprehensive approach."The new Senate bill defines foreign adversaries as the governments of six countries: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba. It also says it will apply to information and communication technology services with at least 1 million U.S.-based annual active users or that have sold at least 1 million units to U.S. customers in the past year.
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