US House Votes to Extend Divestment Period for TikTok and ByteDance owned apps
by MediaNama
MediaNama— The US House of Representatives had previously passed the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” bill on March 13, but the bill has since been updated to extend the timeline for divestiture from six months to a period of one year.
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