TikTok bill hits snag in US Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The TikTok bill — passed by the House of Representatives this month — is already running into roadblocks in the Senate, where there is little unanimity on the best approach to ensure that China does not access private data from the app’s 170 million US users or influence them through its algorithms. Other […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The TikTok bill — passed by the House of Representatives this month — is already running into roadblocks in the Senate, where there is little unanimity on the best approach to ensure that China does not access private data from the app’s 170 million US users or influence them through its algorithms.
Other factors are holding the Senate back. The tech industry is broad and falls under the jurisdiction of several different committees. Plus, the issues at play do not fall cleanly on partisan lines, making it harder for lawmakers to agree on priorities and how legislation should be written.
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