US Senator Moots Ban on TikTok for Federal Workers, Citing Ties to Chinese Regime

US Senator Moots Ban on TikTok for Federal Workers, Citing Ties to Chinese Regime
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken on Nov. 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Mar. 4 he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese regime.

Hawley said the proposed ban would apply to government-issued devices and his comments added to growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology transfers.