Senate passes bill banning TikTok if parent company does not sell it
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Bill gives app owner, ByteDance, a year to divest, and while Biden is expected to sign it, the company plans to fight itThe Senate voted Tuesday to pass a bill that will either ban TikTok or force a sale of the short-form video app, giving its China-based parent company ByteDance up to one year to divest its crown jewel before facing deletion from US app stores.The vote was a landslide, with 79 senators voting in favor and 18 against. The bill passed in the House on Saturday by a margin of 360...
ABC Chicago—Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban. The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok's China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban.
KRQE News 13—Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who has backed the TikTok proposal and has said he will sign the package as soon as he gets it.
WKBN.com—Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who has backed the TikTok proposal and has said he will sign the package as soon as he gets it.