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This leaves two potential paths forward: TikTok either needs to be sold off from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, or banned outright in the U.S. India has already reached this conclusion...
After modifications, the act passed the House again [16] [17] and the United States Senate [18] before it was signed into law by Joe Biden on April 24, 2024. The earliest the ban could go into effect if not sold would be January 19, 2025. An additional 90 days could be issued on the deadline.
Will TikTok be banned in the U.S.? Here's what to know after the bill passed the Senate and was signed by President Biden.
TikTok has been banned on devices owned by the federal government, with some exceptions. It has also been banned in at least 34 (out of 50) states on devices issued by state governments. [89] They generally do not prohibit civilians from having or using the app on personal devices.
Why there’s debate. Supporters of the bill say TikTok will pose a serious threat to individual Americans and the country as a whole as long as it's owned by a company under China's authority.
In November 2020, a former TikTok executive told a British parliamentary committee that TikTok censored content critical of China, particularly content related to the persecution of Uyghurs in China. In January 2021, TikTok banned Trump-related content deemed to be inciting violence.
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.
Why is TikTok getting banned? The controversial bipartisan ban follows concerns about the parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, giving American users' data to the Chinese government.
Congress hasn't banned TikTok yet. The legislation calls for its parent company to divest or sell TikTok or TikTok will be banned from app stores and web-hosting services in the U.S. Why should ...
Reportedly, after White House advisers persuaded him to hold off on banning TikTok outright because of the possible legal and political repercussions, Trump subsequently agreed to put a 45-day hold on any action against TikTok to allow ByteDance to divest the platform to Microsoft or, should a deal with the tech company not materialize, another ...