A new bill would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its China-based parent company ByteDance divests the social media platform amid concerns about its links to the Chinese Communist Party.
Capitol Hill is being flooded with calls—some from AI and others from actual TikTok users—pushing back against a new bill targeting the wildly popular app.
If enacted, the bill would give ByteDance 165 days, or a little more than five months, to sell TikTok. If not divested by that date, it would be illegal for app store operators such as Apple and Google to make it available for download.
A new bill that could ban TikTok from all US phones and tablets is set for a vote by a key House committee on Thursday, reflecting renewed bipartisan efforts to respond to national security concerns linked to the popular app.
Many Capitol Hill offices were inundated with phone calls after TikTok urged users to tell their representatives they opposed a new bill aimed at the company.
TikTok has been alerting its millions of US users about the measure, which would force ByteDance to sell TikTok in order for the app to remain available in US app stores.
House lawmakers this week introduced a new bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok if its China-based parent company ByteDance doesn't divest its stake in the social media platform.
A campaign by TikTok to pressure members of Congress against social media restrictions backfired spectacularly after some young people harassed politicians and threatened to commit suicide. “If you ban TikTok, I will kill myself,” said one caller to a Republican member of Congress, according to ...
The House plans to vote on legislation that would ban the platform if it doesn't break ties with its parent company ByteDance. Here’s what you need to know
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — House lawmakers are moving with dizzying speed with a plan that could ban TikTok from the United States. In the span of two days this week, a key House committee introduced and approved a bill targeting TikTok. The full House is set to vote on it as early
TikTok once again finds itself in a precarious position. This time, it comes in the form of legislation that would ban the popular social media platform if it doesn’t break ties with ByteDance. On Thursday, a House panel unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that would require the Chinese firm to d…
On Thursday, a House panel unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that would require the Chinese firm to divest TikTok and other applications it owns within six months of the bill’s enactment in order to avoid a nation-wide ban.
