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The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that could either see TikTok banned in the country or force its sale. A revised version of the bill, which previously passed the House in March but later stalled in Senate, was roped in with a foreign aid package this time around, likely meaning it will now item. The bill originally gave TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, six months to sell the app if it’s passed into law or TikTok would be banned from US app stores. Under the revised version, ByteDance would have up to a year to divest.
The bill passed with a vote of 360-58 in the House, according to . It’ll now move on to the Senate, which could vote on it as soon as days from now. President Joe Biden has if Congress passes it. The bill positions TikTok as a national security threat due to its ties to China. There are roughly 170 million US users on the app, at least according to , and ByteDance isn't expected to let them go without a fight.
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The bill passed with a vote of 360-58 in the House, according to . It’ll now move on to the Senate, which could vote on it as soon as days from now. President Joe Biden has if Congress passes it. The bill positions TikTok as a national security threat due to its ties to China. There are roughly 170 million US users on the app, at least according to , and ByteDance isn't expected to let them go without a fight.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
Console Bang News!