US moves forward plan to ban TikTok as AOC joins protests supporting app
by Kari Paul from Technology | The Guardian on (#6A7N3)
Lawmakers, unconvinced after five hours of testimony from company chief Shou Zi Chew, are set on restricting the platform
Lawmakers have said they're moving forward with plans for a national ban on TikTok, as users including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez take to the app to protest.
The snowballing effort to take action against TikTok comes after company chief Shou Zi Chew appeared before a US House committee for five hours on Thursday, where lawmakers from both parties grilled him about national security and other concerns involving the app.
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