TikTok ban just got real. On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed a set of bills that includes a mandate demanding that China’s ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, sell the social video platform over national security concerns. The vote — which passed at 360-58 — came after ...
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...
TikTok vowed to fight against the bill that could lead to a complete shutdown in the U.S. “We will not stop fighting and advocating for you. We will continue to do all we can, including exercising our legal rights, to protect this amazing platform that we have built with you,” TikTo...
skip to main content vittoria elliott politics mar 13, 2024 11:34 am the house passed the bill that could ban tiktok—and it wasn’t close if the senate passes the bill, president joe biden has said he will sign it. democrats raja krishnamoorthi of illinois (left) and mike gallager of...
TikTok on Sunday (21 April) repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in the US if Chinese owner ByteDance did not sell its stake within a year.
The modified bill, passed by a 360-58 vote, now goes to the Senate where it could be taken up for a vote in the next days. U.S. President Joe Biden has previously said he would sign the legislation on TikTok into law. "This bill is important, we welcome this step," White House ...
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States.
The bill is now headed to the Senate where, if it passes, it will hit President Joe Biden's desk. Biden, whose campaign is on TikTok, said he would sign the bill into law. That would give TikTok five months to either sell TikTok or see it banned in the U.S. This isn't the ...
As the bill makes its way through Congress, employees working on social media teams, or for businesses that depend on TikTok, are dealing with anxiety and uncertainty about their future. If the ban becomes a reality, for HR leaders, there would be no easy answers ...