(Washington Comprehensive News) The United States Congress announced that the two parties' legislative proposals were announced on the grounds that they were threatened by national security and prohibited China's short video social software TIKTOK operated in the United States.At the same time, 12 states in the United States have banned Tiktok at the state government equipment and device.
According to the official website of the US Congress, Republican Senator Marco Rubio (December 12) filed a bill to the US Senate on Monday (December 12) to prohibit any transactions from social media companies influenced by China, Russia, and other countries.Tiktok and its parent company's bytes beating are listed as social media companies in the motion.
This proposal was also proposed in the House of Representatives in the United States on the same day, and was initiated by the two parties.
Rubio has proposed three similar motion against Tiktok to the Senate since 2020, but has not passed.
On the other hand, the United States is prohibited from using TIKTOK on mobile devices of the state government.
Twitter accounts of Brendan Carr, member of the Federal Communications Commission, have launched restricted measures at least seven states in the past two weeks, including Maryland, South Dakota, and Utah.At present, 12 states have disabled Tiktok.
Reuters reports that a Tiktok spokesman responded that some US Congress members decided to promote a ban from political motivation, which was not helpful to promote US national security.
