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TikTok's days are literally numbered in the US as bill to ban app is signed into law


The TikTok ban can still be avoided.

After swiftly passing through the House and Senate, U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill targeting TikTok. However, the ban does not happen overnight, as the bill gives TikTok owner ByteDance less than a year to divest the app and find a potential buyer. In response to the bill being signed into law, TikTok CEO Shou Chew took to the app to express his thoughts on the matter, saying, "We aren't going anywhere."

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