Lawmakers grilled TikTok's CEO in March. But since that hearing, Congress has gone mostly quiet on a ban.
Several months ago, a bipartisan group of lawmakers appeared to be united in banning TikTok, one of the country's most popular social media platforms, over concerns about protecting user data from the Chinese government. in March. But since that hearing, Congress has gone mostly quiet – at least publicly – on a ban.
A congressional source told Spectrum News that the bill could be added to a major defense spending bill that the Senate is considering, but it's not clear if lawmakers still want to push the issue "Congress can't ban TikTok," Lewis said. "I think this is one of the reasons this has fallen off the rails."
"Moving against TikTok would cost one party or the other possibly millions of votes," Lewis said. "So, I think there's the political perspective ... I think between the desire not to be seen as mean to China and the desire not to alienate voters people put the brakes on.”
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