Senator Says US Companies Working With TikTok Could Face Billions in Liability

President-elect Trump has said he would take executive action to restore the app while looking for a solution to address the national security concerns.
Senator Says US Companies Working With TikTok Could Face Billions in Liability
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about oversight of the Department of Justice in Washington, on Oct. 27, 2021. Tasos Katopodis-Pool/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Two senators on Sunday dispelled the idea that TikTok could be brought back early after President-elect Donald Trump signaled he would issue an executive order to keep it online, with one warning that U.S. companies that do business with the Chinese-owned app could face “ruinous liability.”

“Any company that hosts, distributes, services, or otherwise facilitates communist-controlled TikTok could face hundreds of billions of dollars of ruinous liability under the law, not just from [Department of Justice], but also under securities law, shareholder lawsuits, and state [attorneys general],” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote in a post on X Sunday. “Think about it.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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