The House passed legislation Saturday that wouldban TikTok in the United Statesif the popular social media platform's China-based owner doesn't sell its stake within a year, but don't expect the app to go away
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...
Washington —The House on Wednesday passedlegislation that could ban TikTokin the U.S. if its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance doesn't sell its stake in the massively popular social media platform. The vote was 352 in favor and 65 opposed, underscoring its broad bipartisan support, with ...
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a video posted Wednesday the legislation if signed into law "will lead to a ban on TikTok in the United States... and would take billions of dollars out of the pockets of creators and...
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 ...
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
TikTok intends to use whatever available legal tools before it considers any kind of divestiture from ByteDance if the bill becomes law, Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter on Wednesday, adding that any final plan would depend on develoopment of the legislation. The source said a sale...
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 Chinese technology firm ByteDance. 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 th...
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...