TikTok 'is a gun pointed at Americans' heads,' senator warns

Senators left a classified intelligence briefing on fearing the platform could be used against the U.S. in the upcoming elections, comparing the app to a 'gun pointed at American's heads.'

National Security officials from the , Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Justice Department organized the meeting with senators to share information on TikTok's data sharing practices and highlight threats the app poses.

The classified hearing comes a week after the House passed a bill that would force China-based ByteDance to divest from TikTok in roughly six months or face a ban and as the mulls its next steps on how to proceed.

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