WASHINGTON —The House on Wednesday passeda billthat would lead to a nationwide ban on the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure isa national security threat. The bill, passed by a vote ...
(AsianFin)— The House Energy and Commerce Committee has pushed forward a bill on Thursday, increasing the probability for a nationwide ban on TikTok across all electronic devices. The House committee voted unanimously for the bill that aims to restrict TikTok's presence in U.S. app stores unl...
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House passage of the bill is only the first step. The Senate would also need to pass the measure for it to become law, and lawmakers in that chamber indicated it would undergo a thorough review. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he’ll have...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would force the sale of the popular social media app TikTok or else the platform will be banned in the United States. The bill was approved with overwhelming bipartisan support by a vote of 352-65, and now the bill heads to...
A ban on TikTok in the United States may be on its way, as the House approved a bill that will now move onto the Senate.
Find out what it actually means for the future of TikTok now that the U.S. House has passed the bill to ban it.
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...
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t make any commitments about putting the House bill on the floor.
House lawmakers voted to advance a bill that would ban TikTok from US app stores unless the social media platform’s parent, ByteDance, divests the company.