House Passes Bill to Ban TikTok in 6 Months Unless Sold, Facing Uncertain Path in Senate
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The House advanced a bill giving ByteDance 6 months to divest TikTok or face a ban. It passed with bipartisan support, 352-65.
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The bill faces hurdles in the Senate, which has shown less enthusiasm and is concerned about legal issues. The upper chamber may consider it slowly or not at all.
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Former President Trump unexpectedly reversed his 4-year push for a TikTok ban after the House vote. But most House Republicans still voted for the bipartisan bill.
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If enacted, the law could ban a key news source for young people with 170 million U.S. users. But TikTok also collects lots of data on Americans.
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ByteDance says the bill has a "predetermined outcome" to totally ban TikTok in the U.S. and would "destroy the livelihoods" of American creators.