Congress just figured out a way to accelerate a controversial bill that could lead to a ban on the popular app. The bill is heading into uncharted territory.
Several members of Congress along with TikTok users hold a press conference opposing an earlier House bill that could ban TikTok, outside the U.S. Capitol on March 12. | Francis Chung/POLITICOthat could force the sale of the ultra-popular video app TikTok within a year or face having it banned from U.S. app stores.last month, was attached to a large package of aid and national security bills to support Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
His administration had worked for months behind closed doors with House bill co-sponsors to write the bill, and gave national security briefings to lawmakers about potential threats posed by the Chinese government accessing data from the Beijing-based ByteDance.Bill supporters both in Congress and the White House say TikTok’s immense popularity, and its owner’s ties to China, are serious national security concerns. They say the Chinese government can ask ByteDance to provide U.S.
“One of the few things that can get around free speech and constitutional questions is national security,” said Sarah Kreps, director of Cornell University’s Tech Policy Institute. “If that is the argument, then the legislation and the constitutionality of it will have enormous latitude.”Steven Mnuchin, former President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, was the first to express public interest, saying last month he was assembling an, not least the price.
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