TikTok is at risk of becoming banned in the U.S. after the House passed a bill threatening to ban the app. The bill still has to face Senate assessment, but a technology expert explains what this could mean.
In a move that might revolutionize digital content sharing, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill threatening to ban the social media application TikTok. This bill, still to face senate assessment, will necessitate the China-based video app's owner to sell its stake to avoid a nationwide ban.Possessing a user count exceeding 150 million Americans, the potential ban on TikTok - owned by a Chinese technology firm - has elicited substantial concern among lawmakers.
If imposed, Torres anticipates other social media platforms may experience significant user influx. "Facebook is going to resuscitate. We know Facebook is dying. Facebook has a massive amount of users leaving Facebook. Instagram is doing good. WhatsApp is doing good," Guevara-Torres said.Torres further adds that despite the potential ban, American users may still access and download TikTok, but without updates, leading to a technical quandary.
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