TikTok has signaled it could sue to block the House’s divestiture legislation, telling its users in March that it plans to continue fighting, “including (by) exercising our legal rights.” A court challenge over the law would set the stage for a high-stakes battle over Americans’ right t...
Dozens of states and the federal government have put in place TikTok bans ongovernment devices. Texas' ban was challenged last year by The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which argued in a lawsuit that the policy was impeding academic freedom because it extended to public ...
TikTok’s critics have long called it a national security threat. They have cited concerns about the Chinese government’s ability to leverage its power over Bytedance to access sensitive user data, even in the U.S., something the company has denied. China hawks have also warned that the app...
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 ...
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. ...
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...
The House has passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban on the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell.
House passes bill that would ban TikTok if Chinese owners don't sell app If enacted, the bill would give ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok before app stores would start prohibiting access. March 14, 2024 Additional Live Streams ...
" White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last month after the U.S. House approved the TikTok Divestiture Bill by a an overwhelming vote of 352 to 65. But she said the White House doesn't see the bill as a ban on TikTok but rather ensuring its "ownership isn't ...
the leading Democrat. The House Energy and Commerce Committee pushed the bill to a full House vote in a unanimous bipartisan vote--50-0 on March 7, two days later the bill introduced. CNN commented the bill is the most aggressive legislation targeting TikTok to come out of a congressional ...