2024-03-13 17:15:00
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday on legislation to either force TikTok’s parent company to sell the popular social media app or face a ban.
Bill number H. R. 7521titled the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, needed a 2/3 majority vote to pass the House. It was fast-tracked to the House after it was approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee last week by a unanimous vote of 50-0.
Legislators approved the measure Wednesday by a vote of 352 to 65.
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The final vote tally saw 197 yeas and 15 nays from Republicans, while 155 Democrats voted yea and 50 nays. Seven representatives from each party did not vote and one voted present. However, the bill likely faces more of an uphill battle in the Senate.
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President Joe Biden said on March 8 that he would sign the legislation if it made it to his desk.
Biden has addressed concerns about the app’s security in the past, calling on federal agencies to delete TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices last year. Congress, the White House and the U.S. armed forces had already banned TikTok from devices.
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One U.S. state, Montana, did pass a state-wide ban on the app in 2023, though it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge before it could go into effect, citing First Amendment concerns. Montana has since filed an appeal of the decision with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal, saying consumer protection in this case outweighs First Amendment concerns.
Despite the support from Congress and the sitting president, banning TikTok is opposed by Biden’s challenger, former President Donald Trump.
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is based in Beijing, although the company said it now uses a separate, U.S.-based entity to store its American user data. If the measure ultimately gets approved, ByteDance will have six months to sell off TikTok or face a ban in the U.S.
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