Sen. Hawley to Propose Nationwide TikTok Ban

Sen. Josh Hawley (R‑MO) said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation to ban TikTok nationwide, charging that it violates the privacy of Americans.
“.@tiktok_us is China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives. It threatens our children’s privacy as well as their mental health. Last month Congress banned it on all government devices. Now I will introduce legislation to ban it nationwide,” the Missouri populist wrote.

Hawley for years has moved to rein in TikTok.
Sens. Hawley and Rick Scott (R‑F) proposed legislation in Ma …