Sen. Maria Cantwell is readying alternative legislation to tackle concerns posed by apps like TikTok.
on grounds it gives the Biden administration too much power to decide which apps to restrict or prohibit.
“Senator Warner welcomes the opportunity to work with the leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee to address threats from foreign-based technology,” Warner spokeswoman Rachel Cohen said in an email.
The aide said committees, including Commerce and Senate Intelligence, which Warner chairs, would likely have an oversight under the framework, and that Cantwell has been in discussions with Warner’s office and the Biden administration over the measure.TikTok and civil liberties advocates have argued that a ban against the app would violate consumers’ free speech rights, and they warn that attempts to boot it from the U.S.
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