Recent developments indicate a growing momentum in the U.S. Senate towards the potential ban or forced sale of TikTok, affecting 170 million American users, due to national security concerns linked to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have both signaled a willingness to address the issue, with McConnell explicitly supporting legislation for the divestment of TikTok from Chinese ownership and emphasizing the need for 'urgent attention'. This bipartisan concern stems from fears over TikTok's ties to the Chinese Communist Party and the perceived threat it poses to America's digital ecosystem and national security. The debate intensifies as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledges TikTok's profitability and importance, despite concerns over its Chinese ties. McConnell's backing of the House-passed bill marks a significant push towards legislative action.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed a bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S. after its momentum slowed in the Senate. https://t.co/S5U3I3CoOq
McConnell noted the need for the Senate to take action on TikTok in a floor speech on Monday, emphasizing that "America’s greatest strategic rival is threatening our security right here on U.S. soil in tens of millions of American homes." https://t.co/LR9VJN44nG #FoxNews
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell calls for legislation to force TikTok's parent company, 🇨🇳 ByteDance, to divest the short video app used by 170 million Americans. “Requiring the divestment of Beijing-influenced entities from TikTok would land squarely within… https://t.co/7xm4IsyO0x
McConnell says TikTok bill deserves 'urgent attention' amid China security threat concerns https://t.co/AvvDsIzSPo
JUST IN: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for Tik Tok to be divested from Chinese ownership. McConnell on Monday called for the passage of legislation to require TikTok's parent firm, China's ByteDance, to sell the video app, which is used by 170 million… https://t.co/f8QJdLT6Eu
JUST IN: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for Tik Tok's parent company to be divested from Chinese ownership. McConnell on Monday called for the passage of legislation to require TikTok's parent firm, China's ByteDance, to sell the video app, which is used by… https://t.co/hcLkGZiUzJ
Senate Republican leader backs legislation to force Chinese divestment of TikTok https://t.co/Ohr71u5PB9 https://t.co/G8ft0tnt6J
McConnell implores Senate to take up TikTok divestment bill https://t.co/p9AWwtWGE4 https://t.co/dRRdUhmiyV
⚠️ SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER BACKS LEGISLATION TO FORCE CHINESE DIVESTMENT OF TIKTOK Full Story → https://t.co/YjbDkkYSPJ
Mitch McConnell comes out in support of House-passed TikTok bill that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans: Calls it a 'tool of surveillance and propaganda' for Beijing https://t.co/ks5idnmRAH https://t.co/gSPBj8oaEc
Mitch McConnell has called for action to restrict TikTok, citing its owner is beholden to China, America's "foremost strategic competitor." While momentum to ban TikTok has stalled, McConnell's decision to weigh in could restart the effort. https://t.co/OlK5xH7hHD
New: McConnell urges action on bill to restrict TikTok https://t.co/gl18L3Xga3
McConnell on TikTok bill: Let’s be absolutely clear, this isn't a debate about restricting speech. After all, the PRC does enough of that itself. Chinese citizens are banned from accessing Tik Tok at all. No matter how loudly Tik Tok's apologists claim that reining in PRC…
McConnell backs legislative effort to take aim at Chinese ownership of TikTok “Requiring the divestment of Beijing-influenced entitlement from TikTok would land squarely within established constitutional precedent, and it would begin to turn back the tide of an enormous threat…
Mitch McConnell backs House’s TikTok bill. “Requiring the divestment of Beijing-influenced entitlement from TikTok would land squarely within established constitutional precedent, and it would begin to turn back the tide of an enormous threat to America’s children and to our…
🚨BIG DEVELOPMENT: McConnell backs the TikTok bill…🚨 https://t.co/qQcuM5fPD7
NEWS — McConnell backs House-passed TikTok bill, saying forced divestiture has “an established constitutional precedent” “PRC influence and control has been baked in from the very beginning” He calls TikTok “a platform that is beholden to our foremost strategic competitor” https://t.co/rsFsbCtBUw
US MINORITY LEADER MCCONNELL SAYS CHINA GOVERNMENT TREATS TIKTOK AS A PROPAGANDA TOOL
In recent months, there has been a hardening of views toward the wildly popular social media app TikTok on Capitol Hill, among many U.S. state governments, and some officials in the Biden administration, writes @JoshKurlantzick. https://t.co/aP4s4UKBAU
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says TikTok is "important and profitable," but "concerned by the prospect that they would be forced out of the United States" over their ties to the Chinese Communist Party. https://t.co/2XPOyd3UQw
TikTok, the wildly popular Chinese-owned social media app that faces a potential U.S. ban, was among the many issues Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she discussed during her visit to China. https://t.co/yxwSH6VSBh
Banning TikTok fixes this. https://t.co/vD9lRMDfw2
Reviewing TikTok crackdown plan is on Sen. Chuck Schumer’s to-do list, but not urgent https://t.co/O8L2XPo0z9 https://t.co/JGBj3Y5J7Y
This is why they want to ban TikTok https://t.co/KUFt1pxYQn
We need to ban TikTok dude https://t.co/QPI4PNTR3w
Mr. Schumer’s letter confirms suspicions that restricting TikTok is not a pressing matter for Senate Democrats. https://t.co/bn8VYSnPoM
Banning TikTok fixes this https://t.co/Gpx0mk2zti
In a letter to fellow Democrats outlining his legislative agenda, Mr. Schumer acknowledged that senators will have a chance to review legislation forcing TikTok’s China-based owner to divest the app or face a ban in the U.S. https://t.co/bn8VYSnPoM
Chuck Schumer signals Senate will take up bipartisan bill on TikTok ban https://t.co/po2rLHqpWg https://t.co/n6l7E2kq7y
Legislation to stifle TikTok is on Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer's radar, but the New York Democrat told colleagues Friday he's prioritizing other legislation. https://t.co/MnRqJYg7sn
Reviewing TikTok crackdown plan is on Schumer's to-do list, but not urgent https://t.co/vYNXZnU3C9
A ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans. #KeepTikTok https://t.co/6STwIWHW46
⚠️ SCHUMER SAYS SENATE CAN MAKE PROGRESS ON TIKTOK BILL Full Story → https://t.co/Aa12DZ0BzC Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Friday outlined a busy agenda for lawmakers returning to Washington, saying they can make progress "on a path forward on TikTok legislation."
U.S SENATE MAJORITY LEADER SCHUMER SAYS SENATE PLANS TO "WORK ON A PATH FORWARD ON TIKTOK LEGISLATION" -- LETTER
Watch: TikTok is facing heightened scrutiny in the U.S., as lawmakers consider a blanket ban of the app. Here's a look at how a ban could work in practice. https://t.co/r5V3HAgv40 https://t.co/r5V3HAgv40
As Congress returns next week, TikTok steps up its fight against a possible ban https://t.co/LuGVj5vWrc
“The TikTok bill is a response to a real risk in the U.S. digital ecosystem. But if the Senate passes the legislation and President Biden signs it, it will likely introduce new challenges to tech regulation.” https://t.co/KE0h1qroVq
new: TikTok turns to nuns, ranchers and a veteran known as "Patriotic Kenny" in a massive marketing blitz as the Senate weighs a new law that would force a sale or ban of the app: https://t.co/p9xnaXW1Vi
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Senate Should Join the House in Divesting in TikTok https://t.co/GVEpdG7Hf0
American lawmakers look increasingly willing to ban the popular app TikTok due to its parent company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party, writes @JoshKurlantzick. https://t.co/wOLw8EW2yU
Analysis: The potential TikTok ban in the US is a lesson to parties doing cross-border tech deals to aim for CFIUS approval at any stage. https://t.co/ibML8YeLnH