The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon
by Mary Clare Jalonick and Haleluya Hadero
Apr 20, 2024
4 minutes
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The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform's China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon.
The decision by House Republicans to include TikTok as part of a larger foreign aid package, a priority for President Joe Biden with broad congressional support for Ukraine and Israel, fast-tracked the ban after an earlier version had stalled in the Senate. A standalone bill with a six-month selling deadline passed the House in March by an overwhelming bipartisan vote as technology firm ByteDance Ltd.
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