White House hails ‘important and welcome’ bill that could ban TikTok
The White House called a new bipartisan bill that could lead to a ban on TikTok a “welcome step” and said it will work with Congress to strengthen it, a National Security Council spokesperson told The Hill on Wednesday.
The “Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” was unveiled Tuesday by Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), the top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
It specifically defines ByteDance and…