Democrats and Republicans joined forces to pass a contentious bill that would force ByteDance to sell the social media platform to a non-Chinese company or face a national ban.
: Republicans in the US Congress have broken ranks with Donald Trump by voting to ban TikTok unless the popular video sharing app splits from its Chinese parent company., Republicans in the House of Representatives joined forces with Democrats on Wednesday to overwhelmingly pass a contentious bill that would force its Chinese-based owner, ByteDance, to sell to a non-Chinese company or face a national ban.
US politicians worry that TikTok could be used by China to do everything from track the locations of federal workers, conduct corporate espionage, or target political candidates. But all eyes now turn to the Senate, where the bill faces an uncertain fate and constitutional concerns. If it passes there, President Joe Biden – who joined TikTok ahead of this year’s Super Bowl to ratchet up his 2024 election campaign – says he will sign it into law, effectively banning app stores, such as those operated by Apple and Google, from distributing or updating the app.
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