The US Congress will vote again regarding a bill forcing TikTok to divest or face a potential ban. The US House of Representatives is scheduled to vote once more on Saturday regarding a bill aimed at compelling TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or else face a nationwide prohibition, according to a report by AFP.
An effort to force TikTok‘s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in the U.S. was gaining steam in Congress on Thursday, with the House of Representatives setting a vote for Saturday and a key Senate Democrat voicing support for the move. The Republican-controlled House included the measure in a sweeping $95 billion legislative package that would provide aid to allies including Ukraine and Israel, a major step forward in a months-long push in Washington. The...
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the head of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, is spearheading the upper chamber’s internal debate on what to do about the popular China-owned app
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
Johnson had remained coy on how he'd like to move forward but called an emergency all-conference meeting of his Republicans for Monday evening. President Biden is urging House Republicans to pass the Senate-passed $95 billion package with money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific. $14 billion would go to Israel, $48 billion would go to Ukraine, $5 billion would go to Indo-Pacific Command
The House of Representatives, led by a Republican majority, passed legislation on Saturday that will ban the popular social media app TikTok in the United States if its Chinese owner does not sell its stake in the next year. [Read More]
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.
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...
The bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States appears to be much closer to becoming law. The legislation sailed through the House of Representatives last month, but faced an uncertain future in the Senate due to opposition from a few prominent lawmakers. But momentum for the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” seems to once again be growing. The House is set to vote on a package of bills this weekend, which includes a slightly revised...
President Joe Biden signed a bill Wednesday that will force TikTok's
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TikTok says the law is unconstitutional and plans to challenge it in court.