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A bill banning TikTok, unless it is sold, passed through the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday and is on its way to the Senate. The bill being rushed through Congress names TikTok outright, but it also bans other apps the President determines to be a “national security threat.” Technology lawyers are…

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Elon Musk would be a great owner for TikTok. There's just one issue.
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Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he’s putting together a group of investors to try and buy TikTok on Thursday. The company maintains it’s not for sale, but the app is in jeopardy after the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would force its parent company ByteDance to sell the platform or…

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The U.S. passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to force ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, to divest from the social media platform or face a complete ban in the country. The bill passed 352 to 65 and needs to be taken up by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden to become law. But we couldn’t help noticing…

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The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would force ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to sell the popular social media app — or face a potential ban.

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A bill forcing the China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok, or face an outright ban, passed the United States House of Represe

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The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app or face a ban from the US.

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Elon Musk spoke out against the United States’ potential ban on TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, in a tweet on Tuesday, saying the law is all about “censorship and government control.” Musk has previously expressed discomfort with TikTok’s addictive algorithm, but this stance fits with his “