Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recently took executive action to prohibit the use of TikTok on executive branch devices. The bill would place the ban into state law. TikTok has become a globally popular domain, known as a platform of choice for catchy videos. But there’s long been bipartisan ...
Senate passes bill to force sale of TikTokThe Senate passed a bill giving the social media platform's Chinese parent company an ultimatum: Sell the app or be banned in the U.S.J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Senate on Tuesday night passeda package to deliver $95 billion in...
Washington— A bill that couldlead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S.sailed through the House with rapid speed on Wednesday, but is facing headwinds in the slower-moving Senate, where previous efforts to restrict the popular app have stalled. The House on Wednesday overwhelminglypassed the bill,...
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 ...
Platforms that “facilitate advertising aimed at [minors]” must clearly label the brand behind the ad and what/how personal data was used to determine the ad delivery. If passed, the bill would give regulators like the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Tuesday announced he would introduce a bill to implement a nationwide ban thesocial media app TikTok. "[TikTok] is China's backdoor into Americans' lives. It threatens our children's privacy as well as their mental health," Hawley tweeted Tuesday morning. "La...
The Montana House of Representatives just passed a ban on TikTok, meaning the app will become illegal if Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signs the bill, which had already passed in the Montana State Senate. Past actions by Gianforte, such as his memo prohibiting use of the app on state ...
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden said he was concerned the bill “provides broad authority that could be abused by a future administration to violate Americans’ First Amendment rights.” Once the bill is signed into law, ByteDance will have 270 days to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations with a po...
the use of the TikTok app on U.S. government devices would be barred; nuclear and space co-operation with the mainland Chinese government or any company owned by the mainland Chinese government or incorporated under the laws of mainland China would be restricted; ...
A bill that would force the sale of TikTok from its Chinese owners or see it banned in the United States will move cautiously in the US Senate, key lawmakers said, after it sailed through the House.