US House Passes Bill to Divest TikTok's US Assets Amidst Growing Tension with China
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TikTok is facing increased scrutiny in the United States as lawmakers push for the declassification of information about the risks posed by the platform. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner is leading the effort to declassify aspects of a 'powerful' TikTok briefing that was shared with senators. The goal is to better inform the public and garner support for a bill that would require TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. The bill, known as the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, has already passed in the House of Representatives with a strong majority vote of 352-65 .
Supporters of the legislation, including Warner, emphasize that the bill is not an outright ban on TikTok, but rather a measure to preve...
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