Three lawmakers unveil bipartisan bills that aim to ban TikTok in the US

A trio of US lawmakers has introduced new legislation that aims to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. The new bills by Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and a bipartisan pair of congressmen in the House, reflects the latest escalation by US policymakers against the Chinese-owned short-form video app. TikTok has faced doubts about its ability to safeguard US user data from the Chinese government.