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1:05Now PlayingWhite House believes TikTok could be a national security threat | USA TODAY
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1:05Now PlayingThe White House called on Congress to act on the potential national security risk posed by TikTok and China's ability to collect user data.
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 24-16 along party lines to advance the Deterring America’s Technology Adversaries Act, or DATA Act. The bill – introduced by committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas – would allow Biden to enact nationwide bans on software applications that are deemed a national security threat. Republicans have been especially critical of TikTok, owned by Beijing-based Bytedance.
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