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The result was that TikTok owner ByteDance—which initially planned on selling a small portion of TikTok to an American company—agreed to divest TikTok to prevent a ban in the United States and in other countries where restrictions are also being considered due to privacy concerns, which themselves are mostly related to its ownership by a ...
In March 2024, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which would effectively ban TikTok unless it is divested from ByteDance within 180 days of the bill becoming a law, with U.S. president Joe Biden agreeing to sign it if the bill passed the U.S. Senate. [109]
The No TikTok on Government Devices Act is a United States federal law that prohibits the use of TikTok on all federal government devices. [1] Originally introduced as a stand-alone bill in 2020, it was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022, by President Joe Biden.
The federal government and 27 state governments have banned popular China-based video sharing mobile app TikTok from government-issued devices. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign ...
TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries ...
TikTok and its Chinese parent company are asking the United States government to take a closer look at legislation that could ban the social media platform in the states.. On Monday, TikTok and ...
TikTok’s American users could have only a few more weeks to enjoy scrolling through their For You Page before the app is banned in the United States starting on January 19, 2025.
As restrictions crop up across the country and security concerns over the platform heighten, largely due to the fact that the app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, TikTok’s future in the ...