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TikTok ban: How Congress could force ByteDance to sell or push the app out of the US


TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. In a 352 to 65 vote Wednesday, the House voted to pass a bill that could lead to a national TikTok

“We are united in our concern about the national security threat posed by TikTok – a platform with enormous power to influence and divide Americans whose parent company ByteDance remains legally required to do the bidding of the Chinese Communist Party,” Warner and Rubio said in an emailed statement. Prior to the vote, subcommittee members had a classified briefing with the FBI, the Justice Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence at the behest of the Biden administration, Punchbowl News reported. Trump explained his abrupt about-face on TikTok by highlighting the benefit a ban or force sale could have on Meta, which suspended the former president’s account over his role in inciting violence on January 6.

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