Senate unanimously passes ban on federal employees using TikTok on government devices

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban federal employees from using Chinese social media platform TikTok on government-issued devices.

The upper chamber sent the measure to the House for approval after granting it their unanimous consent, the Wall Street Journal reported.

TikTok has long been the subject of federal scrutiny over potential security concerns involving its handling of U.S. user data and the close relationship between its parent company, the Beijing-based ByteDance, and the Chinese communist regime.