Bill banning TikTok app headed to House after unanimous committee vote

Tiktok executives are getting nervous as a bill that could make the Chinese app unavailable in the U.S. heads to the House of Representatives. The prospective legislation was fully supported by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after advancing out of a bipartisan committee with a unanimous 50-0 vote.The bill would require TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to fully divest all of its applications within 180 days or risk a ban on those apps.

"This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it. This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they rely on to grow and create jobs," TikTok said in a statement reacting to the bill.

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Bill that could ban TikTok in the US advances quickly in the HouseA bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being unavailable in the United States is quickly gaining traction in the House. Lawmakers advanced legislation against TikTok Thursday as they voiced concerns about the potential for the platform to surveil and manipulate Americans.
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