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House votes to force TikTok owner ByteDance to divest or face US ban | TikTok

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would require TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. The vote was a landslide, with 352 members of Congress voting in favor and only 65 voting against. The bill, which was quickly voted on […]

Bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok clears House panel unanimously

A bipartisan bill that would force Chinese government-aligned ByteDance to sell TikTok passed a House committee vote unanimously on Thursday. Lawmakers resisted the app’s full-scale pressure campaign, and disgruntled users tried to repeal the bill. The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill to protect Americans from foreign enemy regulatory applications by a 50-0 […]

Bill seeks to force ByteDance to divest app or face ban

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill that would give China’s ByteDance about six months to sell its popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban. Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chairman of the House China Select Committee, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat, joined dozens of other […]