Warner: TikTok Ban "On the Table" if Chinese Owners Refuse Sale

A leading U.S. senator says a forced sale or an outright ban of TikTok is being considered. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) stated that if the app's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, does not sell its stake, "all options are on the table." He made the remarks in an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired Sunday. The U.S. government has long expressed national security concerns about TikTok. Officials worry that user data could be accessed by the Chinese government. A law passed earlier this year gives ByteDance a choice: sell the popular video app or face a ban in the United States. The company is currently fighting the law in U.S. courts. Warner, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, supports the law. He argues the threat from the Chinese-owned platform is too great to ignore. The future of TikTok for its millions of American users remains uncertain as the legal battle continues.