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Maria Cantwell during a hearing in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2023. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, the chair of a key Senate committee, is pursuing a different – and more complex – TikTok plan than the bill that passed the GOP-led House, the latest indication that cracking down on the popular app […]
The House on Wednesday passed a bill with broad bipartisan support that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to either sell the hugely popular video app or have it banned in the United States. The move escalates a showdown between Beijing and Washington over the control of a wide range of technologies that could affect national […]
11:34 a.m. ET, March 13, 2024 Republican opponents to TikTok bill say Trump didn’t influence their vote From CNN’s Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Sam Fossum GOP Reps. Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene both told CNN that their decision to vote against the TikTok bill was not because former President Donald Trump signaled his […]
WASHINGTON — The House is poised to pass legislation Wednesday that could ban TikTok in the U.S. as Republicans and Democrats alike sound the alarm that the popular video-sharing app is a national security threat. TikTok, owned by China-based parent company ByteDance, is mounting an aggressive lobbying campaign to . . .
Washington — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if Beijing-based ByteDance doesn’t sell its stake in the social media platform is moving quickly in the House, with lawmakers expected to hold a vote Wednesday morning. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, was confident the bill would pass. TikTok has repeatedly […]
TikTok, the immensely popular social media app whose China-based parent company has given rise to concerns about data security and foreign influence, is once again in Congress’s crosshairs. The Republican-controlled House will soon vote on a bill requiring TikTok either be divested from ByteDance, its Beijing-based owner, or face . . .
Will TikTok be banned? A key House committee voted unanimously Thursday to advance bipartisan legislation that would force China’s ByteDance to sell off TikTok or face a ban in the United States.
Washington CNN — A powerful House committee advanced a bill on Thursday that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok on all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers’ challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps and highlighting unresolved fears that TikTok may pose a Chinese government spying risk.
Washington — A renewed push targeting TikTok is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill, where several previous efforts to ban the widely popular video-sharing app over concerns about its parent company’s ties to China have stalled in the past. Owned by the China-based company ByteDance, TikTok is one of the most widely used apps in the […]
WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after TikTok’s CEO was grilled on Capitol Hill, House Republicans and Democrats are joining together on legislation that would force its parent company, China-based ByteDance, to divest the popular social media company or risk the U.S. banning it from app stores. The bill is co-authored by the bipartisan leaders of […]