Browsing: TikTok ban

Joe Biden signed a bill to ban TikTok, but it’ll affect way more people than just app’s video creators.

The heads of a bipartisan group concentrating on China have written a letter requesting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into whether TikTok has broken laws protecting children in its attempts to prevent the United States from prohibiting the app. The letter, obtained by The Hill and initially reported by NBC News, is…

TikTok promised on Wednesday to contest a law that might ban the well-liked social media app in the US. “We will challenge this unconstitutional law in court as it amounts to a TikTok ban,

Former President Trump is blaming President Biden for a law that might ban TikTok in the U.S. The law was approved by the House as part of a bigger foreign aid package. Trump stated on Truth Social on Monday that Biden is to blame for the TikTok ban, especially addressing young people.

Last month, the House passed legislation that would force ByteDance, the Chinese-owned parent company of TikTok, to sell the popular app or be banned in the U.S.  The bill was then flipped over to the Senate side, where it has an unclear future.  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made waves when he merged an adjusted measure…

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk spoke out against the effort to ban TikTok in the U.S., saying it would be in conflict with the First Amendment and it is “not what America stands for.”  Musk added that while the ban would likely benefit social media platform X — which he purchased in October 2022 —…

A parents’ rights group led by a former Trump administration official is launching a new ad on Friday warning of the dangers of TikTok ahead of a potential House vote on the app. The American Parents Coalition is spending $500,000 on a mix of television and digital ads in Washington, D.C., as well as in…

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) stated on Thursday that he is against former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin getting involved in buying TikTok, as a bill that would require the app’s parent company to sell its share or else be banned in the U.S. is gaining traction. “I like some of these ideas about divestiture to American firms…

A political advocacy group linked to ex-Vice President Mike Pence is pushing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to schedule a vote on a bill that might forbid TikTok. Advancing American Freedom has started a new ad backing the bill, which would make TikTok's China-based parent company sell the popular app or…

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called on the Director of National Intelligence on Thursday to declassify information about the national security risks posed by TikTok, as the Senate considers legislation that could ban the popular app. “We are deeply troubled by the information and concerns raised by the intelligence community in recent…