International Desk: A bill has been passed in the US House of Representatives. This could lead to the banning of the TikTok app in America, which is a big challenge for one of the world’s most popular social media apps.
The BBC reported this information in a report on Wednesday (March 13).
The Chinese tech giant ByteDance may be removed from all US app stores unless it sells its stake in the platform, the report notes. The bill will now go to the Senate. All but 65 of the 352 voters in the House voted for the bill. 50 Democrats and 15 Republicans voted against the bill.
If passed by the Senate, US President Joe Biden will sign the bill into law.
US authorities have previously tried to limit access to the app, citing risks to national security.
US lawmakers claim that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has ties to the Chinese Communist Party. However, ByteDance and TikTok have denied the allegations.
Incidentally, in 2020, former US President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to ban the app while in the White House.
But Trump criticized Biden’s new bill, saying Facebook would benefit from restricting TikTok.
