Legislators propose second bill banning TikTok

U.S. lawmakers in both houses of Congress introduced legislation banning TikTok from being downloaded on Americans’ devices, The Hill reports. The bill, introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, and Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., would empower the president “to block and prohibit transactions with TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, with penalties for entities that attempt to evade the sanctions,” under the federal International Emergency Economic Powers Act.