TikTok, developed by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been accused by the West of mishandling user data.
The No TikTok on Government Devices Act that was introduced by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) has just crossed a major milestone.
Members of the US Senate have unanimously voted to approve the bill, which will ban the TikTok app on all government-owned phones and other devices, Engadget reported.
While the bill aims to prohibit the installation of TikTok on government devices, it carves out exceptions for "law enforcement activities, national security interests and activities, and security researchers," according to Bloomberg.
Individual states, including Maryland and South Dakota, have already prohibited the installation of TikTok on government devices. As for Hawley's bill, the US House will still have to approve it before it can become law.