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TikTok hasn’t been banned, yet. What the bill means and what’s next. - The Wash...

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What the potential TikTok ban means, and what’s next for the bill

The House approved a bill that could lead to a ban of the social media platform if it doesn’t cut ties with its Beijing-based parent company

Updated March 13, 2024 at 1:42 p.m. EDT|Published March 12, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. EDT
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TikTok, the immensely popular social media app whose China-based parent company has given rise to concerns about data security and foreign influence, is once again in Congress’s crosshairs.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted 352-65 to approve a bill requiring TikTok either be divested from ByteDance, its Beijing-based owner, or face a nationwide ban. The bill, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, now heads to the Senate.

It’s the latest front in a years-long battle to limit the app, which features short videos in a swipe-able Instagram-like interface.In 2020, President Donald Trump attempted to ban it through an executive order, but courts blocked his move after TikTok sued.

The House passed a bill on March 13 that could ban TikTok if its China-based owner does not divest itself of the app, citing national security concerns. (Video: Joshua Carroll/The Washington Post, Photo: Joshua Carroll/The Washington Post)

Here’s what to know about the bill.

Aaron Gregg is a business reporter for the Washington Post. Twitter
Cristiano Lima-Strong is a tech policy reporter and author of The Washington Post's Technology 202 newsletter, focusing on the intersection of tech, politics and policy. His coverage focuses on privacy and children’s online safety. He previously served as a senior web producer, breaking news reporter and tech policy reporter for Politico. Twitter

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