On Tuesday, House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill aiming to ban TikTok if its China-based parent company, ByteDance, doesn’t divest its stake within 180 days.
The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, led by Reps.
Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, emphasizes the need to sever ties with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence.
The legislation, backed by 18 bipartisan cosponsors, proposes divestment or potential bans for social media apps tied to foreign adversaries.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is set to discuss the bill on Thursday amid concerns about national security and user data exploitation by such apps.
