President Biden signed foreign aid bills that require ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, to sell its stake in the platform or face a ban in the U.S. TikTok plans to challenge the provision in court, as previous efforts to ban the app were blocked. The bill, a significant piece of technology regulation, is the first to target a popular communication app like TikTok in the U.S. It gives ByteDance 12 months to divest from TikTok to avoid a nationwide ban, offering more time than a previous bill that aimed for divestiture within six months.
The US Congress is fast-tracking legislation that could force TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or face a nationwide ban. The House has already passed the measure, giving ByteDance a year to divest, with the Senate expected to approve it on Tuesday. President Biden is likely to sign the bill, making it the first time Congress has aimed to shut down a social media platform. Lawmakers cite national security risks, fearing data requests from Chinese government officials and potential disinformation efforts. Critics suggest TikTok is unfairly caught in US-China tensions.
A bill passed by the US House in a bipartisan vote aims to ban TikTok in the US if it does not divest from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. President Joe Biden is likely to sign the legislation that is part of a broader aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Both Republicans and Democrats claim TikTok poses national security risks, contending that China could exploit the app to spy on Americans. Civil liberties groups have raised free speech concerns. The Senate will now review the bill, which gives ByteDance nine months to divest from TikTok.
The US Senate has approved a bill that requires ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, to sell the popular social media platform within nine months with a possible three-month extension, or face a ban. The bill is part of a $95 billion package providing foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel. TikTok's 170 million US users and content creators may be impacted, and China is likely to oppose the forced sale. Concerns over Chinese data access have fueled the move, despite TikTok's assurances of non-cooperation in data sharing.
US lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that would compel ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to sell its US operations due to concerns about data security. TikTok, immensely popular in the US with 170 million American users, especially among teenagers, has become a diplomatic issue between Washington and Beijing. The bill presents ByteDance with the choice to either sell the app or risk being banned, with potential challenges such as free speech violations and Beijing's opposition to a sale. ByteDance, while claiming not to be a Chinese firm, faces uncertainty regarding the future of its successful app.
US Congress is moving quickly to pass a bill that would require TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its ownership stake, potentially affecting the app's 170 million American users. The bill, included in a foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel, aims to address concerns about data privacy and national security related to TikTok's Chinese ownership. TikTok has opposed the bill, warning that it could lead to a ban in the US and plans to challenge it legally. Chinese Embassy officials have lobbied against the legislation, asserting that all Chinese companies should be treated fairly.
The US House has passed a bill that could lead to banning TikTok within 12 months, requiring ByteDance to sell the platform in 9 months or face a ban. The revised legislation includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan to gain bipartisan Senate support. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law if it passes the Senate. Concerns about TikTok being used for Chinese propaganda or misinformation are driving the ban effort, despite the President's current use of the platform. Representative Michael McCaul likened TikTok to a spy tool on American phones.
House Republicans are pushing to include a bill in a foreign aid package that could result in a nationwide TikTok ban to protect Americans' data from Chinese government, facing opposition from TikTok and civil society groups, and aiming to expedite the Senate's vote. The bill, with updates like a nine-month deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok, allows a 90-day extension for progress towards a sale, addressing concerns about the initial six-month timeframe.
The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, sometimes referred to as the TikTok Ban, is a proposed bill in the United States Congress. Introduced by representative Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the bill would make it illegal to facilitate the distribution or servicing of social media applications designated as being controlled by United States foreign adversaries, unless their operations are divested as to not be controlled by a foreign adversary. The bill explicitly targets Chinese internet technology company ByteDance and its video platform TikTok, and also provides for other large social media applications to be targeted under the bill if they are deemed to pose a threat to national security. It was passed by the House of Representatives on March 13, 2024.
President Biden raised TikTok concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping, while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell highlighted the security threat posed by the app in American homes, urging urgent Congressional action. Legislation to force the sale of TikTok to a non-Chinese entity passed the House with a strong bipartisan majority. However, the Senate referred the bill for markup rather than expedited passage, raising uncertainty over its timeline. McConnell, along with other senators, advocates for swift action on the bill, echoing security concerns over TikTok's Chinese ownership.
After the US House passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the country, TikTok's CEO Shou Chew vowed to fight for users' constitutional rights and hinted at a legal challenge if the bill becomes law. The bill, named the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, aims to force TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app to a US company within six months if passed. TikTok has a history of challenging state-level bans, with a federal judge previously blocking a Montana ban on the app.
A former TikTok employee, Evan Turner, revealed that the company tried to conceal the role of Chinese owner ByteDance by assigning him to a manager in Seattle instead of a Beijing-based executive, contradicting TikTok's claims of independence. TikTok faces potential ban unless sold to non-Chinese owners as US lawmakers express concerns over national security risks.
The EU has forced ByteDance to suspend TikTok Lite's reward-to-watch feature due to concerns over its addictive nature and impact on children. President Biden signed a bill requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok's US operations or face a ban. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton warned ByteDance about violating the Digital Services Act, with potential fines of up to six percent of global revenues for non-compliance.
Former President Trump is criticizing President Biden for a potential TikTok ban moving through Congress, despite Trump's own past efforts to ban the app. Trump accused Biden of aiding Facebook's power and election meddling against Republicans. The House passed a bill urging TikTok's China-based parent company to sell within a year or face a national ban. Biden supported the bill, aiming for an American-owned TikTok to safeguard personal data. Trump's reversal on TikTok, his ties to a GOP donor invested in TikTok, and his shifting stance on the app have raised questions.
North Carolina Democrat Congressman Jeff Jackson, once an internet celebrity on TikTok, received backlash for supporting a bill that could ban the app in the US. Despite his attempt to clarify his stance, criticism and conspiracy theories have emerged. Jackson lost followers and deleted a celebratory video about the bill. The bill aims to force TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the app, with a ban as a possible outcome. Concerns about TikTok's ties to the Chinese government persist, but evidence of wrongdoing remains unsubstantiated. Different views within Congress exist regarding the app's potential threats.
Vinod Khosla, an investor in OpenAI, advocates for forcing the sale of TikTok by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to non-Chinese owners to prevent potential manipulation of US citizens by the Chinese Communist Party. He compares TikTok to a "programmable fentanyl" controlled by the CCP and urges treating it as a national defense concern. A Pew Research Center survey shows 60% of Americans consider TikTok a national security threat, with concerns about Chinese propaganda influencing US elections through the platform.
In the United States, social media service TikTok has faced many bans and attempted bans due to national security concerns and its ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance. As of June 2023, federal employees and state employees in 34 (out of 50) states are prohibited from using the app on government devices. In May 2023, Montana became the first state to ban TikTok on all personal devices, though this is being challenged in court.
US Congress members who voted to ban TikTok faced protests from their own kids, urging them to reconsider; the bill passed the House with a significant majority and is now awaiting Senate approval. Supporters believe TikTok's Chinese ownership presents security risks, while critics argue the ban infringes on freedom of speech and could harm millions of Americans financially. President Biden's support for the ban may impact his reelection campaign. Some politicians, like Rep. Josh Gottheimer and Sen. John Fetterman, shared their children's concerns. Sen. Todd Young's children were tough negotiators on the issue.
Gen Z Congressman Maxwell Frost opposed a bill requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell or face a U.S. ban, citing negative impact on young voters and First Amendment rights. The bill passed the House with bipartisan support. President Biden pledged to sign it, aiming to sever ties with the Chinese Communist Party. Advocates argue it safeguards data, while opponents fear a ban's consequences. Frost emphasizes TikTok's news-sharing role for 170 million American users. Biden's support for the bill contrasts with Trump's former stance and concerns over youth support in upcoming elections.
A new poll by market research firm Savanta reveals that only about 28% of Americans support banning TikTok. The US Senate is yet to decide on the TikTok ban bill passed by the House, which would require ByteDance to divest from the app. Despite concerns over data protection and harmful content, 60% of TikTok users believe they could bypass a ban. Many Americans would turn to alternative social media platforms like YouTube and Instagram if TikTok becomes inaccessible.
Joe Biden's re-election campaign intends to keep using TikTok for the next year, despite the potential nationwide ban if its China-based parent company does not sell it within the specified time frame. The campaign aims to reach young voters through various online platforms and emphasizes enhanced security measures. Biden's team believes the move will not affect their standing with young voters and stresses that their outreach extends beyond TikTok to include Facebook, Instagram, and influencer networks.
ByteDance Ltd. (Chinese: 字节跳动; pinyin: Zìjié Tiàodòng) is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and incorporated in the Cayman Islands.Founded by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo and a team of others in 2012, ByteDance developed the video-sharing social networking services and apps TikTok and Chinese-specific counterpart Douyin. The company is also the developer of the news platform Toutiao. As of June 2021, ByteDance hosts 1.9 billion monthly active users across all of its platforms.ByteDance has attracted legislative and media attention in several countries over security, surveillance, and censorship concerns.
European officials are warning TikTok about potential fines and a suspension of features in the new TikTok Lite app, which rewards users with cash and is alleged to contain addictive elements. The European Union's concerns focus on risks to users' mental health and the potential for addiction, specifically in Spain and France where TikTok Lite has been released. This move follows a similar inquiry in the US, where legislation was passed to possibly ban TikTok over national security worries. The EU's actions demonstrate the enforcement of regulations under the Digital Services Act.
Multiple governmental agencies and private businesses have imposed or attempted to impose temporary or indefinite bans on the social media service TikTok due to concerns from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, national security, China's ownership and influence, pornography, human trafficking, children's safety, antisemitism, addictiveness, terrorism and toxic content.
The US House of Representatives passed a bill to potentially ban TikTok in the country or force ByteDance to sell it, with an extended divestment period. Tesla has reduced prices for its Model Y, Model X, and Model S in the US, with the base models now starting at lower prices. Data scientist analyses the best character for Mario Kart.
TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin (Chinese: 抖音; pinyin: Dǒuyīn: Shaking sound), is a short-form video hosting service owned by ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from 3 seconds to 10 minutes.Since their launches, TikTok and Douyin have gained global popularity. In October 2020, TikTok surpassed 2 billion mobile downloads worldwide. Cloudflare ranked TikTok the most popular website of 2021, surpassing Google. TikTok's popularity has resulted in the platform having an increasing cultural impact worldwide.The app's privacy practices have come under increased criticism and scrutiny. Countries have also restricted, banned, or attempted to ban the use of TikTok over national security concerns that data could be collected by the Chinese government.
There is evidence that TikTok has down-weighted the posts of topics deemed sensitive by the Chinese government and Chinese Communist Party. Topics alleged to have been censored by the platform include the Uyghur genocide, the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, the Sino-Indian border dispute, foreign political leaders, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and Black people. TikTok has also removed or omitted information from its services to comply with company policies, legal demands, and government censorship laws. TikTok's responses to claims of censorship have varied, responding that the platform was attempting to protect users from bullying, arguing that certain instances were the result of human error, and stating that such incidents were the result of algorithmic mistakes.
India banned TikTok along with other Chinese apps in June 2020, citing privacy concerns and national security threats following a military clash. This move, supported by protesters calling for Chinese goods boycotts, led to the ban of over 500 Chinese apps to date. With 200 million users affected, Google's YouTube Shorts and Instagram's Reels emerged as alternatives, replicating TikTok's format and seizing its market share.
Zhang Yiming (Chinese: 张一鸣; born April 1, 1983) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur. He founded ByteDance in 2012, developed the news aggregator Toutiao and the video sharing platform TikTok (Douyin/抖音), formerly known as Musical.ly. As of October 2022, Zhang's personal wealth was estimated at US$55 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index (US$49.5 billion, according to Forbes), making him the second-richest person in China, after Zhong Shanshan. On November 4, 2021, Zhang stepped down as CEO of ByteDance, completing a leadership handover announced in May 2021.
TikTok Dabloons or TikTok Doubloons are a fictional currency and internet trend on TikTok which started circulating around the social platform in November 2022. The "currency" circulates around the app using photo slideshows containing a cat offering it to the user, as well as cat "merchants" selling fictional food, housing, clothing, etc., which can be bought using the currency using an "honor system" making the users track their net worth through various methods such as writing on a whiteboard, notebooks, and spreadsheets. It also has its own fictional economy which has "dabloon" counterparts of the IRS and government to control "dabloon inflation".
The Senate successfully passed a $95 billion foreign aid package, with assistance for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, along with measures like requiring TikTok to divest from ByteDance and the REPO Act transferring $5 billion in Russian assets to Ukraine. The House had already passed the bills, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushed for quick approval. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stressed the importance of not delaying aid, calling it "overdue." President Biden had initially requested additional aid to U.S. allies in October 2023.
Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, condemned Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia for opposing a $95 billion foreign aid bill, which includes aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as provisions related to TikTok. Greene has criticized the bill and called for the removal of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Greene's actions have divided the GOP and drawn criticism from both sides.
Libs of TikTok is a handle for various far-right and anti-LGBT social-media accounts operated by Chaya Raichik ( KHAH-yə RY-chik), a former real estate agent. Raichik uses the accounts to repost content created by left-wing and LGBT people on TikTok, and on other social-media platforms, often with hostile, mocking, or derogatory commentary. The accounts promote hate speech and transphobia, and spread false claims, especially relating to medical care of transgender children. The X (formerly Twitter) account, also known by the handle @LibsofTikTok, has nearly 3 million followers as of February 2024 and has become influential among American conservatives and the political right. Libs of TikTok's social-media accounts have received several temporary suspensions and a permanent suspension from TikTok.Some Libs of TikTok posts have resulted in harassment against teachers, medical providers, children's hospitals, libraries, LGBT venues, and educational facilities, several of which having received bomb threats after being featured on a post. Libs of TikTok posts regularly slur LGBT people, as well as those who provide mental-health services to LGBT youth and LGBT sex education to students, as "groomers". Its followers "routinely attack individuals whose content is shared", and several dozen incidents of online or real-life threats and harassment against a range of targets, including 21 bomb threats, have been linked to Libs of TikTok's tweets, especially those where Raichik singles out specific events, locations or people.Raichik created the Twitter account in November 2020, and, after adopting a series of different handles, she changed its name to @LibsofTikTok in April 2021. Later that year, the account began receiving media attention, including from conservative commentators and news outlets. Raichik remained anonymous until her identity was revealed in April 2022 by, separately, software developer Travis Brown and The Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz. In August 2022, Libs of TikTok received substantial media attention after falsely claiming that gender-affirming hysterectomies were being provided to minors at the Boston Children's Hospital and at the Children's National Hospital. This resulted in harassment campaigns, including bomb threats, against both hospitals. Libs of TikTok's videos have also been promoted by Russian and European disinformation networks, particularly a Kremlin-backed anti-LGBTQ disinformation campaign.
Two tribal nations have filed a lawsuit on April 9, 2024, against Facebook's Meta Platforms, Snap's Snap Inc, TikTok's ByteDance, and Alphabet (owner of YouTube and Google) for their alleged role in the disproportionately high rates of suicide among Native American youth.
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