Rubio Urges American Airlines to Suspend Free In-Flight TikTok Access

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination of Former Senator Bill Nelson, FL, to be NASA administrator, on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21, 2021. Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Aug. 5 called on American Airlines to suspend its “innovative partnership” with popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, citing privacy and data security concerns.

American Airlines announced the partnership with TikTok on Monday, saying it would allow passengers to get 30-minutes of free access to the platform.