TikTok Hawks in Congress Weigh Options to Restrict App From US

A congressional push to ban TikTok from US devices is intensifying, but lawmakers appear willing to consider alternate approaches due to free speech concerns.

The popular video sharing app is coming under fire from Republicans and Democrats who say its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. poses a national security threat. Lawmakers worry the Chinese government could gain access to Americans’ data or exercise influence through the app’s powerful algorithm.

Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is planning to introduce a bill in the coming weeks that would authorize the administration to restrict foreign technology companies ...