Will a VPN ban TikTok?

Some experts worry the bill could ban TikTok and criminalize attempts to circumvent such a ban, such as by using a VPN to access TikTok. But the bill’s sponsors said the measure’s criminal provisions are aimed not at individual people, but at corporations and executives. The bill does not criminalize simply having a VPN.

Will the restrict Act ban VPNs?

Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit focused on defending civil liberties in the digital world The RESTRICT Act does not explicitly ban VPNs or impose criminal penalties on people who use them. One of the bill’s sponsors says it would be used to punish companies – not individual users accessing a potentially-banned app like TikTok.

Could a federal bill ban TikTok?

A federal bill that could ban TikTok is stoking confusion and inspiring misleading claims. The Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act, or RESTRICT Act, aims to mitigate national security threats posed by technology controlled by foreign adversaries, like TikTok.

Could'restrict Act' be read as criminalizing VPN use?

RESTRICT Act could be read as criminalizing some VPN use, EFF says. Enlarge / TikTok ad at a Metro station in Washington, DC on March 30, 2023. Banning TikTok has been a hot topic in Congress lately.