The bill represents the most serious threat yet to the video app used by
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bill that could lead to the ban of the popular platform TikTok in the country. The post U.S. House of Representatives Approves Bill Forcing TikTok to Sale Amid National Security Concerns first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
The House of Representatives, led by a Republican majority, passed legislation on Saturday that will ban the popular social media app TikTok in the United States if its Chinese owner does not sell its stake in the next year. [Read More]
A bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. is again on its way to the Senate for approval, having passed the House for a second time in as many months.
TikTok creators weren’t surprised to hear that President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban, but they’re close to unanimous in their belief that the federal government is wrong to push the legislation forward. For almost four years, since July 2020, a potential TikTok ban has been under consideration by members of the federal government. A bipartisan bill to ban TikTok in the U.S. was first proposed in December 2022, and the version that was just signed into law has...
House lawmakers have once again passed legislation that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban, renewing a massive threat to the company’s US operations. The move could fast-track a proposal TikTok has been fighting against for weeks. If the House’s gambit succeeds, TikTok could be forced to find a new owner or be banned from the United States entirely. Here’s what we know, and how it could affect you. Didn’t the House just vote on something like this recently? Yes. In March, House lawmakers...
By tying a potential TikTok ban to a bipartisan foreign aid deal, the bill
The House of Representatives may soon vote on legislation that would effectively ban TikTok. Here's what's next.
In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate has approved a potential ban on popular social media app TikTok and a long-awaited foreign aid package for Israel and war-torn Ukraine.The Senate passed the $95.3 billion bill—which also includes aid for Taiwan—by a vote of 79-18. The House on Saturday approved the bill's individual components following months of gridlock. President Joe Biden has indicated that he intends to swiftly sign the bill into law.The ContextWhile the Senate initially passed a very...
A new disclosure reveals Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor, TikTok, was drawn up and passed.
A major foreign aid package is about to get a vote in the Senate. The legislation passed in the House over the weekend and would send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
The GOP-led House passed a bill over the weekend that requires ByteDance, the Beijing-based tech company, to sell its stake in the US-based business.