washington: The White House said on Thursday (local time) that the Chinese-owned video hosting service Tiktok could pose a threat to the security of America and its national security. Responding to media questions on the TikTok ban during a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “We have expressed concern over China’s potential use of software platforms that threaten US security and national security.” could endanger or put in jeopardy. The president is concerned so we’ve asked Congress to act.”
“We’ve seen a bipartisan piece of legislation that you know and are covering, which is the president’s main priority. I’m sure when it comes to their safety and when it comes to their safety and when it comes to our national security Those things are protected when it comes to the U.S., and that’s why it’s been the focus of the President over the years.”
with the White House press briefing @presssec Karine Jean-Pierre – Live online here: https://t.co/bL1aRXPf1A— cspan (@cspan) March 16, 2023
At the press briefing, the White House press secretary further stated that SOFIA, which is reviewing this particular software and the TikTok app, supports the bipartisan legislation mentioned earlier.
“The bottom line is when it comes to potential threats to our national security, to the safety of Americans, to privacy, we’re going to speak up and we’re going to be very clear about it and the president has been for the last 2 years and so We are calling on Congress to act, to move forward with this bipartisan legislation that was the tough action that we just mentioned and we will continue to do so,” Pierre said.
The White House press secretary’s statement came after a group of senators introduced the “Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats That Risk Information and Communications Technology” (RESTR) Act. The act would give the US government new powers to take action against technologies that pose a risk to the country.
A group of senators led by Senators Mark Warner and John Thune introduced a bill that would empower the US Department of Commerce to review, prevent, and mitigate information communications and technology transactions that pose a risk to threats posed by technology from foreign adversaries. tries to remove. For national security like Tiktok.
US Senator John Thune said Congress needs to stop taking a “piecemeal approach” to technology from “opposing nations that pose a national security risk”.
“Our country needs a process to address these risks, which is why I am pleased to work with Senator Warner to address the threats posed by technology platforms like TikTok from foreign adversaries,” Thune said. establish a holistic, systematic approach to a statement.
“This bipartisan legislation will take an essential step in ensuring consumers’ information and our communications technology infrastructure is secure,” he said.