TikTok might be in a bit of trouble as the House Of Representatives in the US have passed a bill that will do one of two things:
The bill, titled the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, would require TikTok to sever itself completely from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a potential ban from mobile app stores and web-hosting services. The bill would also create a process through which the president can designate certain social media applications with ties to foreign governments as a national security risk.
Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled lower chamber overwhelmingly supported the legislation, with 352 representatives voting in favor of the act, and just 65 opposing it. The vote breakdown contained little rhyme or reason in terms of party alignment, a rarity considering the months of partisan paralysis in the House.
The bill now goes to the Senate where it faces an uncertain future. Despite the fact that President Joe Biden supports this bill, it’s a question mark if the Senate will pass it. But if they do, one would have to think that TikTok’s days will be numbered.
UPDATE: Clearly TikTok is threatened by this based on this Tweet:
In my opinion, the poster is right. TikTok needs to be banned. In fact, it should have been banned years ago.