Congress moves to ban TikTok from most US government devices Can the US ban TikTok? U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that would ban the social media app by ByteDance. WASHINGTON -- TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app. The $1.7 trillion package includes requirements for the Biden administration to prohibit most uses of TikTok or any other app created by its owner, ByteDance Ltd. The requirements would apply to the executive branch - with exemptions...