TikTok Ban in US: House passes bill with majority, Senate vote next, TikTok contests move & more | Top 10 Updates
TikTok, which boasts millions of American users, citing national security worries linked to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. As per the Bill, ByteDance would have to divest from TikTok within 165 days or leave America. Only if ByteDance opts to sell off its interests could the app continue its US operations.
Also Read | TikTok ban in US: What House Bill says? Impact on users – Explainer Furthermore, the House bill stipulates that for TikTok to persist in the US, ByteDance must relinquish its highly sought-after algorithm, responsible for tailoring content to user preferences. India led the way in banning TikTok in 2020 due to national security apprehensions. At the time, the government highlighted concerns about the popular Chinese social media platform's data collection practices and potential espionage activities.
We bring you the top 10 things to know about the development. – US lawmakers on March 13 passed a bill to ban the app in the country unless its Chinese owner sells it. The House of Representatives approved the measure with wide bipartisan support.
The vote was the most serious challenge yet to the widely popular short-video app used by 170 million Americans that lawmakers and politicians see as a national security threat. The bill now faces a less certain future in the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has so far declined to endorse it, and members including Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky have come out against it. – The bill called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act if received the President's accent, would lead to a nationwide ban on the video app.
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