TikTok Ban

AP News
Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature
The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video
40%
The TikTok "ban" will be rendered unenforceable by courts (with little chance of appeal/overturn)
29%
TikTok will become unavailable in Apple/Google app stores in the US for at least 30 days
20%
TikTok will be sold to a non-Chinese company
7%
None of these will happen by EOY 2028
NPR
House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill
The bill, now advancing to the Senate, represents the most serious threat yet to the video app used by half of Americans.
AP News
House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell
The bill would require the Chinese firm ByteDance to divest TikTok and other applications it owns within six months of the bill’s enactment.
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