03/13/2024

House Approves TikTok Bill that Could Lead to its Ban

Senate Intelligence leaders also back the divestiture bill

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that would require TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell it within 180 days or risk having the app barred from app stores and web hosting services in the United States.

The vote in favor was overwhelming, but that does not ensure the measure will become law. It must still be considered by the Senate, where Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said he might block any swift consideration, something he did a year ago to a similar bill.

Wednesday's vote marks the first time one of the houses of Congress has approved legislation that could effectively ban a major social media platform — one used by an estimated 170 million people in the United States monthly.

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