The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of the short-video app, or face a ban, in the greatest ...
TikTok has long denied it could be used by the Chinese government to spy on Americans. In a statement after the House vote, a spokesperson for the company said the "process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it's a ban." The spokesperson said TikTik is "hopeful...
WASHINGTON —The House on Wednesday passeda billthat would lead to a nationwide ban on the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure isa national security threat. The bill, passed by a vote ...
The House passeda billthat would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure isa national security threat. The bill, passe...
The approved version of the bill on Saturday would extend the timeframe for TikTok to find a new owner to 270 days, compared to the approximately six months stipulated in previous versions of the legislation. Additionally, the bill grants the White House the authority to prolong this deadline ...
bill is important, we welcome this step," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last week. But she said the White House doesn't see the bill as a ban on TikTok but rather ensuring its "ownership isn't in the hands of those who may do us harm. This is about ...
bill is important, we welcome this step," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last week. But she said the White House doesn't see the bill as a ban on TikTok but rather ensuring its "ownership isn't in the hands of those who may do us harm. This is about ...
U.S. House Passes Bill to Force Chinese Owner’s Divestiture of TikTok On a 334-60 vote, the U.S. House passed a bill (HR 7521) that would require TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the popular video app or have it banned in the United States. The me...
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app used by about 170 million Americans or face a ban in the great
U.S. House Passes Legislation That Could Ban TikTok AsianFin—The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the country if the social media platform's China-based owner ByteDance doesn't sell its stake within nine months....