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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that she will vote no on legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to divest from the app or face a ban in the U.S. “I’m voting NO on the TikTok forced sale bill,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “This…

China cautioned on Wednesday that a potential TikTok ban would have negative repercussions for the United States. The House is expected to vote Wednesday morning on a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to divest the video-based social media app or face a ban in the U.S.

Former Republican presidential candidate and Vice President Mike Pence is calling for Congress to pass a law that may prohibit TikTok in the US, claiming that it is no longer acceptable to try to please the Chinese Communist Party. Pence believes that politicians who are tough on China but also support TikTok spreading Chinese propaganda are wrong.

“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary suggested that he will buy social media platform TikTok if a proposed ban goes ahead Friday. “Not going to get banned, ‘cause I’m gonna buy it,” O’Leary said on Fox News’ “The Story” in an interview with anchor Gillian Turner. “Somebody’s going to buy it, it won’t be Meta and…

Former President Trump signaled his opposition Thursday to legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. despite his previous support for banning the social media app. In a post on Truth Social, the former president claimed a TikTok ban would benefit Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, who serves as CEO of its parent company,…