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TikTok is a social media application popular for its short-form mobile videos. Known for its scrolling algorithm, TikTok allows users to post videos that range from 3 seconds to 10 minutes long.
The proposed bill would make TikTok unavailable in app stores or web hosting services, making it unavailable to U.S. users, unless it severs ties with parent company ByteDance within 180 days.
For censorship by TikTok itself, see Censorship by TikTok. Many countries have imposed past or ongoing restrictions on the video sharing social network TikTok. Bans from government devices usually stem from national security concerns over potential access of data by the Chinese government. [ 1 ]
Executive Order 14034 ("EO 14034"), "Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries". In January 2020, the United States Army and Navy banned TikTok on government devices after the Defense Department labeled it a security risk. Before the policy change, army recruiters had been using the platform to attract young people.
TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023. About a year later, the House voted to ban TikTok unless its ...
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act; Long title: An Act to protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd.
TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as soon as January 2025. Here’s what the new law means for users of the popular short-form video app. Did the TikTok Ban Bill Become a Law? Yes. On Wednesday ...
The No TikTok on Government Devices Act (S. 3455) was originally introduced in 2020 by Senator Josh Hawley (R - MO) and passed the United States Senate by unanimous consent on August 6, 2020. [3] The bill (S. 1143) was reintroduced on April 15, 2021, by Senator Hawley and it passed the Senate by unanimous consent again on December 14, 2022.