On Wednesday, the Senate unanimously approved legislation to ban TikTok from government-owned phones and devices as part of a push to combat security concerns linked to the Chinese-owned social media company..

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The " This proposal will prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation.

The move came after state governments, especially Republican-led ones, took action to limit the use of the program on government devices.. A total of thirteen states have taken action against TikTok owned by Beijing-owned ByteDance. Eleven such promotions have taken place since the beginning of the month..

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TikTok is a Trojan horse for the Chinese Communist Party. This is a serious security risk to the United States, and until it is forced to completely cut ties with China, it has no place on government devices,” Hawley said in a statement.. US states ban TikTok on government devices.

It's time for Joe Biden and the Democrats to help do the same."

The bill still needs to pass the House of Representatives and be signed by President Biden to become law..

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (right) said in a note Tuesday that data collected by TikTok could be subject to Chinese law and allowed to be shared with the Chinese Communist Party.. This week, a group of 15 Republican Attorneys General also called on Apple and Google to increase the app's age rating..