House committee advances bill that could lead to nationwide ban on TikTok

Published: 08 March 2024 at 00:02

A powerful House committee has advanced a bill that would require TikTok to be spun off from its China-linked parent company, ByteDance, within 165 days to avoid being banned from US app stores; the legislation also considers similar prohibitions for other apps controlled by foreign adversary companies, aiming to protect Americans from potential threats posed by apps controlled by adversaries like China.

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