Tech News Desk – After the ban on Tiktok in government gadgets in America, now the preparation to shut down the short video platform in the whole country has intensified. The White House has also approved a bill banning risky apps like Tik Tok. The White House also praised US senators for introducing a bill targeting TikTok and other foreign technologies. Let us tell you that along with America, other countries are also working to ban Tiktok.
US National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan said in a statement on Tuesday that the White House has welcomed a bill to ban risky apps like TikTok. He said that action should be taken against technologies that pose a threat to the country. The White House also urged Congress to pass legislation and send it to the President’s desk.
Jack Sullivan said the legislation would empower the US government to prevent certain governments from exploiting technology services operated in the United States that pose a risk to people’s sensitive data and the country’s national security.
Let us tell you that his statement came after a bill was introduced by a group of senators led by Senator Mark Warner and John Thune. The bill seeks to empower the US Department of Commerce to review, prevent and protect information communications and technology transactions from foreign adversaries. Will address the threat posed by technology. Which pose a threat to national security like Tik Tok.
Chris Ray, director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), also raised concerns about national security regarding Tiktok. He had said that the control of this video sharing app is in the hands of the Chinese government, whose values are not like ours. Ray said the FBI is concerned that control of the app system is in the hands of the Chinese, who can manipulate things. Only after this the use of Tik Tok in government gadgets was banned. Now it can be turned off completely.
A bill has also been passed regarding this in America, now this bill has also got the approval of the White House. In this bill brought for national security, it has been said to ban the use of tick talk in government employees and government gadgets. Let us tell you that Senator Josh Hawley of the Republican Party had also called Tick Talk a dangerous virus of the Communist Party of China. Let us tell you that former US President Donald Trump also wanted to ban Tiktok from America. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also suggested Apple and Google to remove Tik Tok from their app stores.