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The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of TikTok or face a ban.
— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) March 13, 2024
The bill passed 352-65, with… pic.twitter.com/kR9qlDRibh
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TikTok fails the first hurdle.
#TikTok massive lobbying push fails after House committee votes 50-0 to ban the app if Chinese owner ByteDance does not divest the video-sharing platform. @TikTokPolicy @committeeonccp
— Demetri (@Dimi) March 7, 2024
https://t.co/2u595jR3tn
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TikTok fights back.
Earlier today, TikTok used American kids as human shields to scare Congress into ignoring TikTok’s CCP connection.
— Michael Sobolik (@michaelsobolik) March 7, 2024
Now, ByteDance-linked billionaire Jeffrey Yass is threatening to withhold political donations if members demand a divestment. https://t.co/qzuxWjnnj1
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When many TikTok users opened the app on Thursday, they were greeted with a message to oppose legislation that could ban the platform in the U.S., prompting a flood of phone calls to several Capitol Hill offices. https://t.co/hZYFx0T58y
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 8, 2024
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The US House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a bill that would give ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, six months to sell the app or face a potential ban in the country. Lawmakers have raised concerns about TikTok sharing user data with the Chinese government pic.twitter.com/O9y20PeY5L
— Firstpost (@firstpost) March 8, 2024
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The House Commerce Committee just voted unanimously 50-0 to advance a bill that would definitively resolve TikTok’s national security threat.
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) March 7, 2024
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Kudos to the strong, bipartisan leadership here by @RepGallagher @CongressmanRaja @cathymcmorris @FrankPallone https://t.co/DqS1sEfqOa
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Finally 👉Congress explores a bill to force a sale or ban of TikTok in America-Once enacted, the bill would give ByteDance 165 days, to sell TikTok.if not, it would be illegal for app store operators such as Apple & Google to make it available for download https://t.co/LYKHmiHVkQ
— Jay T (@Jay83214566) March 7, 2024
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BREAKING: All TikTok has to do is separate from its parent company that is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
— Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (@committeeonccp) March 7, 2024
No one is shutting TikTok down.
TikTok will shut itself down if they refuse to break up with the CCP. https://t.co/DdQpLIDEqu
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Let's be clear about what's happening here:
— Jimmy Quinn (@james_t_quinn) March 7, 2024
ByteDance is a Beijing-based tech giant that hosts an internal Chinese Communist Party committee. It has signed agreements with Party propaganda organs and law enforcement. It has also entered into a partnership with the Chinese… https://t.co/R3W7gUhMNK
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It doesn’t ban TikTok. Either the company splits from ByteDance and CCP control of and access to its algorithm, or it won’t be allowed on the app stores in the US.
— Tony Stark (@Iron_Man_Actual) March 7, 2024
Why would you want the CCP to retain the ability to directly influence what 170 million people, including you, see? https://t.co/nZUPiyrGtv
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