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US Senate passes TikTok divestment-or-ban bill, Joe Biden set to make it law

Economic Times · 1y

The U.S. Senate has voted to ban TikTok in the country if its owner, ByteDance, does not divest the app within the next nine months to a year. The move comes amid concerns that Chinese access to Americans' data through the app poses a national security risk. The bill has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and President Joe Biden is expected to sign it into law. TikTok plans to challenge the legislation on First Amendment grounds. The ban could set a precedent for other countries to follow suit.