US lawmakers urge commerce department to add ByteDance to export control list

US lawmakers urge commerce department to add ByteDance to export control list

FILE PHOTO: The ByteDance logo is seen at the company's office building in Shanghai, China, July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song

A group of 15 US lawmakers on Thursday urged the Commerce Department to add TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to a government export control list to restrict its access to American software.

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