TikTok battle heads to the Senate

TheHill— Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story TikTok ban opponents pin hopes on Senate Opponents of legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States are pinning their hopes on the Senate after the House passed a foreign aid package with the the legislation, sending it to the upper chamber.

Music Business Worldwide—TikTok plots US court battle as divest-or-ban bill heads for Senate vote (reports). Legislation forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the US has passed the House and is headed for a vote in the Senate Source

Entrepreneur—The TikTok Ban Bill Has Been Signed — Here's How Long ByteDance Has to Sell, and Why TikTok Is Preparing for a Legal Battle. President Biden signed a bill that states if TikTok doesn't cut ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance over the next nine months to a year, it will be banned in the U.S.

Engadget—Senate passes bill that could ban TikTok. A bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 - 18. The “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” will next head to President Joe Biden, who has said he would sign the bill into law. While it’s far from the first effort to force a ban or divestment of the social media app, the bill managed to draw far more support than previous attempts. The...