RESTRICT Act introduced in US Senate to fast-track TikTok ban

The US has stepped up its campaign against Chinese-owned social media giant TikTok with the introduction of a new Senate bill named the RESTRICT Act (opens in new tab). The bill proposes to “prohibit certain transactions between persons in the United States and foreign adversaries,” and seeks to protect US citizens' data. While TikTok itself is not explicitly used as an example in the bill, its introduction could well be seen as the government's opening salvo in its attempts to completely ban the app. TikTok is already banned on government devices, a move echoed by the EU, UK, Canada, and…