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TikTok a potential target in upcoming US bill to ban some foreign tech – Senator

TikTok a potential target in upcoming US bill to ban some foreign tech – Senator

TWO U.S. senators plan to introduce legislation this week aimed at letting the government "ban or prohibit" foreign technology products such as Chinese-owned TikTok, Senator Mark Warner said. Warner, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said TikTok would be "one of the potentials" for review under the bill. The Democratic senator made the comments on Fox News Sunday. The bill comes at a time when TikTok is under intensifying pressure over concerns that data about U.S. users could end up in the hands of the Chinese government. The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday to give President…
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U.S. LGBT+ TikTok users fear losing ‘safe space’ as Trump bans downloads

U.S. LGBT+ TikTok users fear losing ‘safe space’ as Trump bans downloads

RACHEL SAVAGE U.S. LGBT+ TikTok users said they feared losing a popular community platform and valued "safe space" after the Trump administration announced it would stop Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. The order, which takes effect on Sunday, only bans new downloads of the app, but TikTok said another restriction due to kick in on Nov. 12 would amount to an effective ban affecting existing users. TikTok, which has 100 million U.S. users, is widely used by young LGBT+ people to share niche jokes, find a date, and swap advice and stories about traumatic experiences such as being…
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