TikTok poses a national security threat, according to lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL., on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation that would ban the popular app TikTok from operating within the United States over national security concerns

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“The federal government has yet to take a single meaningful action to protect American users from the threat of TikTok,” Rubio said in a statement.

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“This isn’t about creative videos—this is about an app that is collecting data on tens of millions of American children and adults every day.

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We know it’s used to manipulate feeds and influence elections. We know it answers to the People’s Republic of China.

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There is no more time to waste on meaningless negotiations with a CCP-puppet company.

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It is time to ban Beijing-controlled TikTok for good.”

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TikTok is owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance.

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