TikTok Is Facing Its Greatest Threat Yet | WIRED

On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill that would force TikTok s owner, Bytedance, to sell off the app or face an outright ban.

The bill, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, was sponsored by a group of nearly two dozen Republicans and Democrats. It was introduced last week and advanced out of committee at lightning speed by a unanimous vote. The bill would make it unlawful for apps controlled by companies based in adversarial countries Bytedance is located in China to be distributed nationwide. If enacted, Bytedance would be required to sell off TikTok if the company wanted the app to remain available in the US.

Congress has tried and failed to ban TikTok over the past few years, but this is the closest it s gotten to making it a reality. Still, the politics of a ban have never been hazier. While bills regulating US-based tech companies have largely stalled out, this TikTok ban is on its way to the floor.

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