White House backs bill that could give it power to ban TikTok nationwide

White House backs bill that could give it power to ban TikTok nationwide

The bill would allow commerce department to impose restrictions on technologies that pose a risk to national security

The White House said it backed legislation introduced on Tuesday by a dozen senators to give the administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok and other foreign-based technologies if they pose national security threats.

The endorsement boosts efforts by a number of lawmakers to ban the popular ByteDance-owned app, which is used by more than 100 million Americans.

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