US likely to enact a law soon that could ban TikTok nationwide
by NBC4 Washington
NBC4 Washington— House Speaker Johnson plans to package TikTok legislation with critical aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and send it to the Senate. President Joe Biden vowed to sign it into law.
the deep dive—Why TikTok Will Likely Be Banned — And Not Sold — In The US. The United States is giving ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, a stark choice — divest the popular video app
Phandroid—The US Government Signs TikTok “Ban” Law into Effect. The new law gives ByteDance an initial nine months to sort out a deal that would require to sell TikTok to a different entity.
NBC News—TikTok creators react to Biden signing ban-or-sell law: ‘We don’t want a TikTok ban’. 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...