McCarthy Says House Will Move Forward With Ban of China-Owned TikTok After CEO’s Testimony

McCarthy Says House Will Move Forward With Ban of China-Owned TikTok After CEO’s Testimony
A person holds a smartphone as a Tik Tok logo is displayed behind in this picture illustration taken on Nov. 7, 2019. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Melanie Sun
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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Sunday that his chamber would be moving forward with legislation to ban the controversial video app TikTok.

The move was expected after testimony from Singapore-based TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi before members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday failed to convince lawmakers that TikTok had separated from its China-based parent company ByteDance and wouldn’t pose a national security risk.

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