If you’re worried you won’t be able to post to TikTok soon, you’re not alone. Here are all the details about the TikTok ban bill that just passed.
TikTok is not banned, but The House just passed a bill that could spell the demise of the popular social media app. The legislation is a measure against TikTok and its owner, Bejing-based ByteDance. The House argued that US citizens’ data is at risk because ByteDance must comply with the CCP, according to Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) in a press release. This comes just a year after Montana became the first state to ban the app for identical concerns.
The newly passed legislation passed in the House on a bipartisan basis with a vote of 352-65 and would make it unlawful for a foreign adversary to «distribute, maintain, or update (or enable the distribution, maintenance, or updating of)» select applications in the U.S. If an application meets the criteria laid out in the bill, it must be removed from mobile marketplaces like the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
