About the bill
Should the Beijing-headquartered video app be deemed a national security threat?
Context
The video-sharing app TikTok has become the hot new app particularly among younger audiences. It was the fourth-most downloaded app of 2019, besting such heavyweights as Netflix, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Spotify. 69% of its audience are from Generation Z.
Launched in China in 2012 and expanding to non-Chinese markets in 2017, the app is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. Reports have revealed TikTok censored videos that were deemed offensive to China’s Communist Party, and reportedly may have allowed the Chinese government to obtain data from U.S. users. (Although TikTok has denied the practice.)
As a result, several U.S. government agencies or departments in recent months have banned the app for its employees ...
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Introduced on Mar 12, 2020
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 12, 2020. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Position statements
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S. 3455 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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