WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China's popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance amid U.S. fears the app could be used to spy on Americans and censor content.
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U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban TikTok
Legislation blocks transactions with social media firms in or under sway of China, Russia
The bill comes as scrutiny of TikTok has grown in Washington in recent weeks, after a failed bid by the Trump administration to ban the video-sharing app. © Reuters
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