Biden reverses Trump's effort to ban TikTok

Biden's new order instead calls for a broad review of foreign-owned applications and directs the secretary of commerce, the director of national intelligence and other agencies to provide reports to the president on the potential risk such apps pose to personal data and national security. The Department of Commerce will also recommend additional executive and legislative steps that should be taken. "The Biden Administration is committed to promoting an open, interoperable, reliable and secure Internet; protecting human rights online and offline; and supporting a vibrant, global digital economy," the White House said in a statement. "Certain countries, including the People’s Republic of China (PRC), do not share these values and seek to leverage digital technologies and Americans’ data in ways that present unacceptable national security risks while advancing authoritarian controls and interests."