• 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...

  • Why I believe in the 'TikTok ban' bill that Biden signed into law

    This week, Congress and President Joe Biden took the next step to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from using Americans’ data against us. You may have heard of this legislation referred to as the “TikTok ban.” But rest assured, we’re not out to stop the sharing of short-form videos. My colleagues and I enjoy TikTok’s kaleidoscope of creativity as much as the next person. Many members of Congress use the platform, as does President Biden’s campaign. The problem is that TikTok, one of the...

  • 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.

  • President Biden signs TikTok ban bill into law

    President Biden has signed the TikTok ban into law, banning it in the U.S. unless it's sold. Critics say it's an attack on free speech.

  • TikTok ban signed into law by Biden, ByteDance has nine months to divest

    In just one week, the United States legislative branch passed the national security package into law, including a bill that can potentially ban TikTok from the US. The bill passed the House of Representatives on Monday and the Senate yesterday and was later signed by President Joe Biden into law. This turn of events gives TikTok's parent company ByteDance two options – divest TikTok to an American company in the next nine months, which the President can extend to twelve if there is...

  • TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden: How we got here, and what comes next

    TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. A bill including a deadline for TikTok parent company Bytedance to divest within nine months or face a ban on app stores to distribute the app in the U.S., was signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday as part of broader legislation including military aid […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Biden plans to keep using TikTok, even after signing a law that could ban it

    President Joe Biden, on Wednesday, signed into law a $95 billion national security package, which included a provision that could ban TikTok or force its sale. As that battle begins to play out, though, his campaign continues to use the social media service through the election. TikTok isn’t going away anytime soon. The bill’s language ensures the ban couldn’t happen before the 2024 election—and TikTok has made it clear it plans to fight the measure in court, which is likely to be a...

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    President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold

    The measure was included in a foreign aid package providing support to Ukraine and Israel. TikTok vowed to challenge the law in federal court.

  • Georgia Gov. Kemp signs $6,500 school voucher law

    ATLANTA (AP) — Proclaiming that “education is truly the great equalizer,” Gov Brian Kemp signed a law on Tuesday that will give up to $6,500 a year to some Georgia families to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses. It’s a victory for the Republican governor, whose support helped push a bill across the finish line that failed in

  • DeSantis signs bill banning heat protection laws for outdoor workers

    Thursday night, Governor DeSantis signed a Florida bill barring local governments from requiring heat protection for outdoor workers.

  • Idaho governor signs law banning pornographic material for children at libraries

    Idaho’s HB 710 bans school and other public libraries from giving minors any ‘harmful’ materials, including sexually explicit content – the latest in a series of pro-family laws approved by Gov. Brad Little.

  • Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown Refuses to Answer Whether 'Gas Cars Should Be Banned’ or Not

    Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who is up for reelection against Trump-backed Republican businessman Bernie Moreno, was silent on Capitol Hill Tuesday when asked if he thinks gas-powered cars "should be banned."