Former president Trump has expressed concerns that banning TikTok could strengthen Facebook, which he calls the real "enemy of the people."
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The Lede
The US House of Representatives has approved a bill calling for China's tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a potential ban in the country. The legislation, titled the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," received a strong 352-65 vote in favor, with just one member voting present. A bipartisan effort, the bill cites TikTok as a national security threat due to its control by a foreign adversary. It now moves to the Senate, where officials remain divided.
Key Details
- In response to the vote passing, TikTok said it hopes the Senate will consider the ban's impact on the economy, small businesses and the millions of Americans using the platform.
- President Joe Biden, who created a TikTok account in February, previously confirmed that he would sign the bill if passed.
- Although the legislation's drafters claim it does not ban TikTok outright, it requires ByteDance to divest TikTok within approximately six months for the app "to remain available in the US."
