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US moves to force ByteDance to sell TikTok
The US Senate approved a measure forcing divestiture within a year, which President Joe Biden is expected to sign.
A TikTok spokesperson last week characterized the legislation as an assault on free speech, signaling a likely legal challenge on First Amendment grounds. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that TikTok’s head of public policy told employees in a memo that the company would “move to the courts for a legal challenge” once the measure is signed into law. An earlier version of the legislation introduced by the House China select committee leaders, Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher and Democratic Rep.Raja Krishnamoorthi, would have forced a sale within 180 days; the adjustment to the bill helped it gain support from a key Democratic senator, Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell, who endorsed it last week.
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