TikTok Ban For U.S. Government Phones Advances, Threatening Its Ad Revenue, Experts Say

Aproposal to bar federal employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government devices appeared set to become law, threatening to deal a blow to the company's reputation and scare off advertisers even if it will not affect many users, experts said.

U.S. lawmakers early on Tuesday included the proposal in a key spending bill, as first reported by Reuters, virtually ensuring its passage later this week following a Senate vote to green-light a similar measure. The bill would become law following President Joe Biden's signature.