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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.

The bill passed 352-65, with… pic.twitter.com/kR9qlDRibh

— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) March 13, 2024

#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
https://t.co/2u595jR3tn

— Demetri (@Dimi) March 7, 2024

Earlier today, TikTok used American kids as human shields to scare Congress into ignoring TikTok’s CCP connection.

Now, ByteDance-linked billionaire Jeffrey Yass is threatening to withhold political donations if members demand a divestment. https://t.co/qzuxWjnnj1

— Michael Sobolik (@michaelsobolik) March 7, 2024

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

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

The House Commerce Committee just voted unanimously 50-0 to advance a bill that would definitively resolve TikTok’s national security threat.

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Kudos to the strong, bipartisan leadership here by @RepGallagher @CongressmanRaja @cathymcmorris @FrankPallone https://t.co/DqS1sEfqOa

— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) March 7, 2024

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

BREAKING: All TikTok has to do is separate from its parent company that is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

No one is shutting TikTok down.

TikTok will shut itself down if they refuse to break up with the CCP. https://t.co/DdQpLIDEqu

— Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (@committeeonccp) March 7, 2024

Let's be clear about what's happening here:

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

— Jimmy Quinn (@james_t_quinn) March 7, 2024

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.

Why would you want the CCP to retain the ability to directly influence what 170 million people, including you, see? https://t.co/nZUPiyrGtv

— Tony Stark (@Iron_Man_Actual) March 7, 2024