The bill would require the Chinese firm ByteDance to divest from TikTok and other applications it owns within six months of the bill’s enactment or those apps…
The bill would require the Chinese firm ByteDance to divest from TikTok and other applications it owns within six months of the bill’s enactment or those apps will be prohibitedin the United States as lawmakers act on concerns that the company's ownership structure is a threat to national security.the Chinese firm ByteDance to divest TikTok and other applications it owns within six months of the bill’s enactment or those apps would be prohibited, passed with rare bipartisan support.
The House vote is poised to open a new front in the long-running feud between lawmakers and the tech industry. Members of Congress have long been critical of tech platforms and their expansive influence, often clashing with executives over industry practices. But by targeting TikTok, lawmakers are singling out a platform popular with millions of people, many of whom skew younger, just months before an election.
A bill on Capitol Hill could ban TikTok for good because of concerns about security. News of this has prompted users, especially those that make money from the platform, to speak out against the bill, including local influencers. NBC10's Leah Uko shares more on this. “Not a single thing that we heard in today's classified briefing was unique to TikTok. It was things that happen on every single social media platform,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif.
NBC 5's Alanna Quillen tells us how President Joe Biden said he would sign legislation to ban the app TikTok if it is passed by Congress.
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