If the bill is signed into law this week, as expected, the 270-day period will end around the inauguration of the next president of the United States, on Jan. 20, 2025, leaving the decision on an extra three months either to Biden,
The Senate votes to pass the second TikTok ban-or-divest bill, which has been bundled with $95 billion in foreign aid, bringing the video platform one step closer to being outlawed in the US.
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to force TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the social media platform or be banned in the U.S.
The U.S. Senate voted late Tuesday by a wide margin to send legislation to President Joe Biden that would require Chinese owner ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. operations within about nine months or face a ban.
The US Senate has approved a controversial landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give TikTok's Chinese owner, Bytedance, six months to sell its stake or the app would be blocked in the United States.
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would ban TikTok nationwide unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells its stake in the popular app. The development will likely result in a court battle between the U.
Two U.S. senators said they hope TikTok will remain in business in the U.S. under a new owner as the chamber prepared to vote on Tuesday on legislation requiring Chinese owner ByteDance to divest the popular short video app's U.
But the bill’s legislative success does not mean that TikTok is going away anytime soon. The new law, if passed, will face legal challenges, antitrust hurdles and public backlash. Here’s what lies ahead for the fate of the immensely popular video platform.
After weeks of being bogged down, legislation that could lead to a ban on TikTok is being fast-tracked by Congress. The US House on Saturday approved a bill that would require the popular social media platform's Chinese owner,
A bill that would ban TikTok — unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its ownership stake — could soon become a U.S. law. TikTok is gearing up a legal fight against the measure if that happens,
What's next after the foreign aid package that passed the House on Saturday included legislation to force a sale of TikTok by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance
Four years ago, when the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the US, its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. worked out a preliminary deal to sell the short video app’s business. Not this time.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation giving TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, about nine months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban. President Joe Biden said he will to sign the bill into law on Wednesday.
TikTok is getting closer to being kicked out of the US after the Senate approved a bill that would ban the platform unless its Chinese owner ByteDance sells the company. The video sharing app has millions of users around the world,
The bill forces ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to either divest itself of the social media platform or else face a ban in the US. The president has already committed to signing it.
President Biden has said he will sign the bill into law. The US Senate has approved a bill that could see TikTok banned in America over national security fears. It gives TikTok's
TikTok has multiple options in the coming months, even as the Senate is poised to pass legislation tonight forcing it to be sold or face a ban. Why it matters: After years of threats, the U.S. is preparing to follow through on its threats to ban TikTok.
Over the weekend, the House of Representatives passed legislation that seeks to bar TikTok from operating in the U.S. if it does not divest from its Chinese parent-company, ByteDance.
President Joe Biden signed a bill aimed at forcing a change of ownership of popular video-sharing app TikTok into law on Wednesday after the US Senate approved it by a large margin. The law threatens TikTok with being banned from US app stores if it is still owned by the Chinese-based ByteDance Group in a year's time.
The United States Senate has voted to ban TikTok in America if its Chinese owner, the tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest from the app over the next nine to twelve months. The decision could have ramifications for about 755 million users of the app worldwide,
President Biden speaks on abortion rights at Tampa campaign stop WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that also includes a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in U.
The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.
However, this has become a major setback for content creators and small businesses dependent on TikTok for their income. They fear their careers and incomes could crumble if the a
TikTok is facing unprecedented pressure over its ownership and business model after the US moved ever closer to passing legislation that would force its China-based parent company to sell the platform or be banned.
The US Senate has passed a bill to sever ties between TikTok and its parent company ByteDance. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill, giving ByteDance only nine months to sell its stake in TikTok or face a countrywide ban.
The US Senate has passed a bill to ban TikTok in the country if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, doesn’t sell it within the next nine months to a year. The bill, which president Joe Biden is expected to sign into law,
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On Sunday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless parent company ByteDance sells it. The bill, which was bundled with a foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel,
President Joe Biden moved a step closer to banning TikTok in the US after the Senate passed a new law ordering its Chinese owner to sell the app or face it being blocked.
TikTok will take the federal government to court if the president signs a bill aimed at forcing a sale of the app by its Chinese parent company, which could happen as soon as this coming week. On Saturday,
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TikTok is getting closer to being kicked out of the US after the Senate approved a bill that would ban the platform unless its Chinese owner ByteDance sells the company. The video sharing app has millions of users around the world,
Reuters/Dado RuvicThe U.S. Senate voted in favor of a bill on Tuesday that will ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests entirely from it. Voting was lopsided in favor of passing the bill,
The Senate is poised to pass a bill as part of a broader foreign aid package that could lead to a ban on the social media app TikTok. The Senate voted 80-19 to limit debate on the package, which includes a provision that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to sell the
I know I won't be alone in saying this, but TikTok quite literally changed my life. Before BuzzFeed, I worked at a company that repeatedly made decisions I couldn't stand behind.
TikTok’s future in the United States gets closer to being decided. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, a 12-page bill had been passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2024 to eradicate the platform’s use in the United States.
A potential ban of TikTok in the United States sailed through the House of Representatives over the weekend as part of a $95 billion foreign aid package that garnered bipartisan support. The social media crackdown may stand poised to become law,