House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok
April 22, 2024 9:20AM EDT
FILE – This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. Amazon has told employees to delete the popular video app TikTok from phones on which they use Amazon email, citing security risks from the China-owned app, according to reports and posts by Twitter users who said they were Amazon employees. The notice said employees must delete the app by Friday to keep access to Amazon email. Workers would still be allowed to use TikTok from an Amazon laptop browser. (AP Photo/File)
The House has approved legislation that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. The bill would require TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell off its U.S. operations, or else face a nationwide ban.
The measure passed with bipartisan support 360-58 and now heads to the Senate.
Even if the bill is signed into law, it would likely face legal challenges that would drag the process out for months or even years.
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