News ‘Subversive data collection’: GOP-led House panel advances bill authorizing Biden to ban TikTok March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Ella Lee, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Subversive data collection’: GOP-led House panel advances bill authorizing Biden to ban TikTok Wary of China's growing spying prowess, Republicans have been especially critical of TikTok, owned by Beijing-based Bytedance.