Senate Unanimously Passes Bill for Federal TikTok Ban
The Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday evening that would ban TikTok on federal government devices (see 2212130068). Introduced in April 2021 by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; Rick Scott, R-Fla.; Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., the No TikTok on…
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Government Devices Act (S-3455) also passed the Senate unanimously last year. Hawley urged swift passage in both chambers. TikTok said in a statement Hawley’s bill “does nothing to advance U.S. national security interests. We hope that rather than continuing down that road, he will urge the Administration to move forward on an agreement that would actually address his concerns.”