U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill Targeting TikTok
Jayson 14 Mar 2024 08:31
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill called the "Protecting Americans from Applications Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act" (H.R. 7521) by a vote of 352 to 65 on the morning of the 13th local time.
The bill requires ByteDance to divest control of its short-video app TikTok or face TikTok being banned in the United States. Under U.S. rules, the bill still needs to be passed by the U.S. Senate before being sent to President Joe Biden for approval.
In response to the results of the vote, TikTok issued a statement saying that the process of the legislation was secret and that there was only one reason why the bill was blocked from passing: it would ban TikTok in the United States.
"We hope the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and recognize the impact this bill will have on the economy, the 7 million small businesses, and the 170 million Americans who use TikTok."
The bill requires ByteDance to divest control of its short-video app TikTok or face TikTok being banned in the United States. Under U.S. rules, the bill still needs to be passed by the U.S. Senate before being sent to President Joe Biden for approval.
In response to the results of the vote, TikTok issued a statement saying that the process of the legislation was secret and that there was only one reason why the bill was blocked from passing: it would ban TikTok in the United States.
"We hope the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and recognize the impact this bill will have on the economy, the 7 million small businesses, and the 170 million Americans who use TikTok."
