US Senate unanimously votes to ban TikTok on government devices
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Video-sharing app has faced scrutiny from US lawmakers and Trump administration over national security concerns
The US Senate on Thursday unanimously voted to approve a bill banning federal employees from using TikTok on government-issued devices, amid threats from the White House to ban the company.
The video-sharing app has come under fire from US lawmakers and the Trump administration over national security concerns because ByteDance, a Chinese company, owns the technology. The company faces a deadline of 15 September either to sell its US operations to Microsoft or another US firm or face an outright ban. Continue reading...