Could the US ban TikTok? Legislation would force app to break from parent company or get kicked off app stores
A rapidly advancing proposal from members of Congress could present one of the biggest threats yet to TikTok’s future in the US.
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Senate Hits Brakes On Possible TikTok Ban
WASHINGTON ― The Senate is set to put a bipartisan proposal aiming to ban or force a sale of the popular social media app TikTok on ice, even as the legislation is set to sail through the U.S. House later this week.
TikTok ban: Tech VC Keith Rabois threatens Republicans with funding halt ahead of House vote
A Republican megadonor on Tuesday threatened to cut off campaign contributions to members of Congress unless they vote for a bill that could effectively ban TikTok in the United States. "Will never fund any Republican candidates or leadership PACs (or the NRSC) run by Republicans who vote against the TikTok legislation," venture capitalist Keith Rabois wrote on X. On Wednesday, the House is expected to pass a bill to force TikTok's parent company, China-based ByteDance, to sell off the social media platform. Supporters of the bill say ByteDance's continued ownership of TikTok and its troves of user data pose a national security
US lawmakers say TikTok won’t be banned if it finds a new owner. But that’s easier said than done
U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running.
Trump's newfound opposition to a TikTok ban isn't swaying Republicans
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump reversed course and now opposes a ban on social media giant TikTok. But his new stance — and a full-court press from TikTok and its millions of users — isn’t swaying his fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill.
TikTok ban: Trump calls Facebook ‘enemy of the people’ after reversing stance on Chinese-owned app
US presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have reversed his stance on banning TikTok, despite claiming it poses a national security threat.
TikTok is digital fentanyl and Congress, Biden must act before it's too late
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Defying Trump, House GOP plans to forge ahead with TikTok bill that could ban app
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