Late Tuesday, the US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation that would result in a ban of TikTok in the United States, should its Chinese parent company ByteDance not divest from the widely used short video app within the next nine to twelve months.
Prompted by significant concerns among US lawmakers over potential Chinese access to American data or surveillance via the app, the bill had already cleared the US House of Representatives on Saturday.
Late Tuesday, the US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation that would result in a ban of TikTok in the United States, should its Chinese parent company ByteDance not divest from the widely used short video app within the next nine to twelve months. Prompted by significant concerns among US lawmakers over potential Chinese access to American data or surveillance via the app, the bill had already cleared the US House of Representatives on Saturday.
