A bipartisan bill to force the Chinese company Bytedance to divest its stake in TikTok within 165 days before a ban on the popular smartphone application takes effect in the U.S. is headed to the House floor for vote as early as Wednesday.
The legislation had passed 50-0 in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
“The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is a bipartisan piece of legislation that will protect American national security,” Rep. Richie Torres, D-N.Y., wrote on his X account after the vote.
Former President Trump had attempted to ban TikTok when he was in office but it ultimately didn’t come to fruition. Trump’s rhetoric on banning the app in the U.S. has softened.”There’s a lot of good and a lot of bad with TikTok. But the thing I don’t like is, without TikTok you can make Facebook bigger. And I consider Facebook to be an […]
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