WASHINGTON: Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning US federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government.
Hawley said the proposed ban would apply to government-issued devices and his comments added to growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology transfers.
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