U.S. House PASSES bill forcing on requiring TikTok to divest from China or face U.S. ban, 352-65.
— CSPAN
The House didn’t waste any time with the legislation — dubbed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — but TikTok’s future still hangs in the balance … as it still has to make its way through the Senate, and then over to Joe Biden.
Lead sponsor of the TikTok bill, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) admits the real reason they’re rushing to ban TikTok — because it’s “becoming the dominant news platform for Americans under 30” and the US government doesn’t control it like other platforms
— Michael Tracey
This current bill gives ByteDance a strict ultimatum — either sell off TikTok and its other apps within six months or face the chop from U.S. app stores and other web-hosting services.
FWIW, Biden’s promising to put pen to paper on the bill if it lands on his desk. Nonetheless, it’s gonna be a nail-biter to see if this bill actually sticks, especially since TikTok’s survived previous ban attempts. We’re sure the influencers are shaking in their boots!
