Schumer Says Banning TikTok in the US ‘Should Be Looked At’

  • Concern in Congress that Chinese government might access data
  • Senate majority leader has been critical of TikTok in the past
Gen Z VCs CEO on Impact of Potential TikTok BanPhotographer: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said a US ban on TikTok is worth looking at, citing Chinese ownership of the company behind the video-sharing platform.

A group of Senate lawmakers recently revived legislation to ban TikTok in the US in response to concern that data it collects could end up with the Chinese government.