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...
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 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.
I’m voting NO on the TikTok forced sale bill. This bill was incredibly rushed, from committee to vote in 4 days, with little explanation. There are serious antitrust and privacy questions here, and any national security concerns should be laid out to the public prior to a vote. ...
Lawmakers in Montana's House voted 54-43 to give final approval to the bill, known as SB419. Should Gianforte sign the bill, it would take effect in January. But the legislation could quickly face significant legal challenges. The legislation specifically names TikTok as a target of the bill...
Legislation forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the US has passed the House and is headed for a vote in the Senate.
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...
This trend has emerged even as TikTok is under pressure in the United States, where President Joe Biden recently signed into law a bill that would ban the platform if its owner fails to find a buyer for the app within a year. "And yet in Europe, they're seemingly asleep at the swit...
But TikTok is here to stay if it’s able to find a buyer that can divest the app from its Chinese influence. Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary raised his hand to do so earlier this week. While the timeline is unclear on how quickly the Senate will take up the TikTok bill, President Jo...
bill will be written or marked up by different committees. What Democrats are going to do isforce voteson some parts of the GOP agenda. They will lose all the votes, but it will require Republican members to go on the record supporting things like cutting Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps),...