The United States House of Representatives voted Wednesday to support legislation that could result in a nationwide ban on TikTok, one of the world’s most popular social media apps. It is unclear what will happen to the bill in the Senate.
Why US wants to ban TikTok?
The United States has been moving to ban TikTok in the country, citing national security concerns.
Source: Variety
One of the issues that require further consideration in the Bill is that a forced spinoff of TikTok may compel its parent firm to hand over information on US users under Chinese law, posing a national security concern. TikTok previously stated that company did not store US uthe US wants to ban TikTok?
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the bill 50-0 last week, paving the way for a vote in the entire House.
What TikTok is saying?
TikTok, which has 170 million users in the United States, has maintained that it is unclear whether China will allow any transaction and that it may be divested in six months.
“This legislation has a predetermined outcome: a total ban of TikTok in the United States,” the firm stated following the committee vote. “The government is aiming to revoke 170 million Americans’ constitutional right to free expression. This will harm millions of businesses, deny artists an audience, and decimate the livelihoods of countless creative across the country.”
