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Warner, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said
TikTok would be "one of the potentials" for review under the
bill. The Democratic senator made the comments on Fox News
Sunday.
The bill comes at a time when TikTok is under intensifying
pressure over concerns that data about U.S. users could end up
in the hands of the Chinese government.
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday to
give President Joe Biden the power to ban TikTok, in what would
be the most far-reaching U.S. restriction on any social media
app.
The White House last week gave government agencies 30 days to
ensure that TikTok is not on any federal devices and systems.
More than 30 U.S. states, Canada and European Union policy
institutions have also banned TikTok from being loaded onto
state-owned devices.
Warner said he was concerned that TikTok "can be a propaganda
tool" based on the types of videos it sends to users.
He said the bill he plans to introduce "would say, in terms of
foreign technology coming into America, we've got to have a
systematic approach to make sure we can ban or prohibit it when
necessary."
He said he planned to introduce the legislation this week with
Republican Senator John Thune. A spokesperson for Warner said
they expected to make an announcement on Tuesday.
Details about the proposed bill were not available on Sunday. A
spokesman for Thune did not immediately respond to questions
about the plan.
(Reporting by Brad Heath; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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