The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. The legislation is the biggest threat yet to the video
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 of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in the affirmative (352-65) on a bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok in the U.S., unless the Chinese-owned company agrees to sell itself to a non-Chinese buyer. If there’s no sale, the bill would block Apple and Google fr...
“This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it’s a ban,” a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement following the Wednesday House vote. “We are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realize the impact on the econ...
TikTok– and some of its users – are pulling out all the stops to contest a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the app. As House lawmakers prepare to vote on the bill Wednesday, TikTok is encouraging users to call their representatives with a full-scree...
NEW YORK (AP) — House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as former President Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort. House leadership has scheduled a vote on the measure f...
The bill, approved on Wednesday by a vote of 352 to 65, calls for TikTok's parent company ByteDance, based in Beijing, to divest itself or the platform will be banned from app stores and web-hosting services in the US. 该法案于3月13日以352比65票获得通过,要求TikTok位于北京的母公司字节...
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t make any commitments about putting the House bill on the floor. By Ursula Perano, Daniella Diaz and Burgess Everett03/11/2024, 6:36pm ETThe House is on the cusp of what could prove an overwhelming bipartisan vote to effectively ban TikTok in the U.S...
Yet another divest-or-ban bill has passed the House, this time as part of a foreign aid package that may force the Senate to vote on TikTok. is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at...
The House passed the legislation on Saturday by a margin of 360 to 58. It now moves to the Senate where it could be taken up for a vote in the coming days. President Joe Biden has previously said he would sign the legislation on TikTok. ...