Category: TikTok

Capitol Report: Lawmakers React to Newly Released Jan. 6 Footage; 2 Americans Murdered in Mexico

Newly released footage of Jan. 6 is making headlines. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are now responding to the release. President Joe Biden proposes to raise taxes on the wealthy to fund Medicare. How is the White House framing it, and why do Republicans say they won’t let Biden’s plan see the light…


Bipartisan Legislation Targets TikTok, Other Tech Companies Owned by ‘Adversarial Nations’

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to expand the federal government’s power in order to ban TikTok and other foreign-owned entities from operating in the United States. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) are co-sponsoring legislation that would increase the Commerce Department’s power to take action against tech companies that are owned…


LIVE NOW: Senators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Technology Threats From TikTok and Other Adversaries

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors hold a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 7 to announce legislation that will comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed…


Senators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Technology Threats From TikTok and Other Adversaries

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors hold a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 7 to announce legislation that will comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed…


Danish Defense Ministry Bans TikTok on Employee Work Phones

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—NATO-member Denmark’s Defense Ministry on Monday banned its employees from having video-sharing app TikTok on their work phones as a cybersecurity measure. It’s the latest government-related ban over security and data privacy for the app, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd.. In a statement, the ministry said the Scandinavian country’s Center for Cyber…


Senator Pushes Labor Government to Keep up With Allies on TikTok Ban

The federal government is under pressure over its slow response to bans on Tiktok in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. The shadow minister for Cybersecurity and Countering Foreign Interference, Senator James Paterson, says the Labor government has been “inconsistent and haphazard” in its approach to national security. According to an audit by…


Capitol Report: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Says He Won’t Run in 2024; Senators for TikTok Outright Ban

TikTok is still in the crosshairs, and bipartisan support is building on the Hill for an outright ban. Economists are warning of a stagflation recession, as Congress preps to probe two top executive officials on the state of the economy and President Joe Biden plans to release his national budget. In an exclusive sit-down with the…


University Warns Students About New TikTok Drinking Trend After Rash of Ambulance Calls

The University of Massachusetts in Amhurst warned its students about a new drinking trend after 28 ambulances were called to off-campus parties over the weekend. The drinking trend entails mixing and drinking gallon jugs with a mix of alcohol, electrolytes, flavoring, and water, known as “blackout rage gallons” or BORGs. The university said students were…


Senators to Introduce Bill to Add TikTok to Foreign Tech Ban

Two U.S. senators will file legislation this week that would pave the way for the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology businesses in the United States—including the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has revealed. TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for consideration under the proposed bipartisan legislation, Warner, the head…


Upcoming Bill to Add TikTok to Foreign Tech Ban

Two U.S. senators will file legislation this week that would pave the way for the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology businesses in the United States—including the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has revealed. TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for consideration under the proposed bipartisan legislation, Warner, the head…