US Senate passes bill forcing TikTok to cut ties with China under threat of ban

The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favor of a bill that would require TikTok to cut ties with its parent company, Chinese company ByteDance, and with China more broadly in order to avoid being banned in the US. US President Joe Biden said he would sign the bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday and stems from concerns that China could access or monitor the data of Americans who use TikTok. “For years we have allowed the Chinese Communist Party to control one of the most popular apps in the US, and that has been dangerously short-sighted,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, the highest-ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee. “The new legislation will require the Chinese owner (of TikTok) to sell the app. It's a good move for America,” he said. TikTok, which emphasizes that it has not shared and does not intend to share data […]
Source: News Beast

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