TikTok Ban in US Pushed: ByteDance Ordered to Sell within a Year

International Business Times UK— On Saturday, Congress advanced efforts to ban the widely-used video-sharing platform TikTok. The House made a second attempt to pass legislation aimed at tackling what lawmakers argue poses a national security risk.In a decisive 360-58 vote, the House of Representatives approved a bill containing a provision that would compel ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, to sell the company within a year. If the Chinese tech firm fails to follow the order, it will be removed from app stores in the US.However,...

GSMArena—US passes revised bill that could ban TikTok within a year. The US House of Representatives once again voted on a bill that could ban TikTok. The updated version now requires ByteDance to sell the social media to a US company within one year instead of six months. Failing to do so would result in TikTok's ban from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. TikTok preemptively posted a statement on X, saying the ban would "trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes...

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—ByteDance says ‘no plans’ to sell TikTok after new US law threatens ban. Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a deadline to divest from the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United States. US lawmakers set the nine-month deadline on national security grounds, alleging that TikTok can be used […]

New York Post—TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly would rather shut down app than sell it as it faces US ban. TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly would rather shut down the popular video-sharing app than sell it if the Chinese-based company exhausts all legal options to fight a US ban – despite growing interest from American buyers for the platform.   The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance’s overall operations, which would