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Bipartisan Bill Would Force ByteDance To Divest TikTok Or Face U.S. Ban


The popular social media platform would face being restricted from Apple and other app stores.

The bill, introduced today, would prevent app stores or web hosting services from TikTok applications unless it severs ties to ByteDance. The bill also gives the president a process for designating that a social media application under the control of a foreign adversary as a national security risk. The legislation has the backing of Rep. Mike Gallagher(R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), the chairman and the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the CCP.

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