TikTok Ban Bill Successfully Passed By US House
A potential TikTok ban in the US has taken another step forward after lawmakers successfully passed a new bill in The US House. The bill received 352 votes in favor of it and 65 votes against it, easily securing more than the two-thirds majority needed to be passed, and it will head to the Senate next to be discussed further.
If the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act clears this next step, it could be signed into law by US President Joe Biden as soon as Friday, effectively banning TikTok or forcing its owner ByteDance to put it up for sale to a party that doesn’t raise the same security concerns.
Biden has also indicated that he is willing to sign this bill if it reaches him. “If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” he said to reporters recently, although the bill could still face legal changes revolving around it possibly violating the First Amendment.