Can Congress ban TikTok? Legal expert weighs in

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is hearing from intelligence officials Thursday about concerns of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, and its ties to China that raises national security concerns. A bipartisan bill would require TikTok to separate itself from ByteDance or risk being banned from U.S. app stores. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.

[djomegaminus]

I'm more worried about what companies like Google and Facebook are doing with our data.

[threads]

Ban a company, but not cigarettes for causing cancer or toxins in our food and water?

[madpatriot]

How about congress start doing their job, by stopping weapons sells without their approval

[georgioarmani]

They should ban all corn websites, dating websites that promote cheating, ig and others that promote drugs also.

[NinjaAminga]

Funniest thing is that by banning TikTok for China reasons, the government is becoming more like China lol! Big Brother now gets to choose what you can or cannot use. Today it's TikTok, tomorrow what will it be?

[sweetburger]

TikTok shows us many real things happening, such as the Palestinian people being slaughtered, facing genocide, things that mainstream media doesn't want us to know

[BRUMSEYBOYS]

🤣 TICTOK TELLS THE TRUTH THAT'S WHY THEN TURN OFF FACEBOOK AND IG

[DULENSHK]

I don’t expect the people from “freedom” world the mighty USA, need to use VPN to visit an app like the “no freedom” China citizens do.

So why claim all these beautiful words or concepts? Like free market or freedom of speech?

USA are now banning electric cars from China too, and local companies can’t buy the batteries made in China, did the batteries spy US too?

Let be honest, USA is the most double standard country, accept it.

[nanciehurst]

If they ban TikTok, then ban all the rest of them

[gavinvideos]

We need to ask meta these same questions

[AdamSmith-gsdv]

The problem lady is that Chevron Deference will allow the president to twist this law to ban whatever they want to ban

[RoadDogSteve]

Facebook and others trying to suppress competition..

[Spinokid]

They’re right this violates the first amendment

[spiritualvibrations]

Ban cigarettes, corn syrup and alcohol first.

[Liberty]

TikTok is a trojan horse from the enemy.

[passby]

they should ban Coke, Macdonald and and KFC. those brings far more harm to your regular American. But no, American politicians will be poorer because of it.

[Lottieloves]

If it’s a security threat for our country, by all means go for it. No one likes to be frisked at the airport, but if it’s going to keep us safe, go for it. And yes I agree this would have to apply to all companies (even domestic ones)… companies should have no right to invade our privacy or collect our data.

[B]

Why are we trying to save things that destroy society 😂😂😂 social media, artificial intelligence dumb

[MH-kceu]

To be fair, China banned all of the American apps a long time ago. It’s only fair we return the favor.

[harveyjohnson]

Yes should ban TikTok and everybody missed the point if they sell it to a company that is not tied To a foreign country It's OK find another app that's here in the United States that's all there is to it