Senate expected to pass foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
One of the bills also includes a proposal to force a sale of TikTok or face a ban.
One of the bills also includes a proposal to force a sale of TikTok or face a ban.
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Eight TikTok creators have sued the US government in an effort to block a law that could lead to a ban of the app.
TikTok is suing the United States government in an effort to block a law that would ban TikTok if its parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. TikTok argues that the law violates the U.S. Constitution's commitment to "both free speech and individual liberty." "For the first time in history, Congress has enacted a law that subjects a single, named speech platform to a permanent, nationwide ban, and bars every American from participating in a unique online community with more than 1 billion people worldwide," the lawsuit reads.
TikTok is officially challenging the law that could lead to a ban of the app in the United States.
TikTok made good on its promise to sue the US over a new law that could result in a ban of the video app in America. Its claims face a number of hurdles in US courts.
A bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban.
The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a revised version of the bill that could ban TikTok. The bill was included with a package on foreign aid. It'll now go on to Senate, which is likely to vote on it very soon.
President Biden has signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. The bill, which includes aid for Ukraine and Israel, was passed by the U.S. Senate in a 79-18 vote late Tuesday after the House passed it with overwhelming majority over the weekend. The bill gives ByteDance nine months to divest TikTok, with a 90-day extension available to complete a deal.
The bill in question, which President Joe Biden signed Wednesday, gives Chinese parent company ByteDance nine months to divest TikTok or face a ban on app stores to distribute the app in the U.S. The law received strong bipartisan support in the House and a majority Senate vote Tuesday, and is part of broader legislation including military aid for Israel and Ukraine. Many who sponsored the bill admit that a TikTok ban is their ultimate goal...It's actually ironic because the freedom of expression on TikTok reflects the same American values that make the United States a beacon of freedom.
As part of its Q1 2024 earning release, Snap revealed that total watch time on its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, increased more than 125% year-over-year. The company is touting the success of its short-from video feed a day after President Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. Snap says overall time spent watching content globally grew year-over-year, driven primarily by increases in total time spent watching Spotlight and creator Stories.
President Joe Biden signed a bill on Wednesday that could ban TikTok — for real this time. “I think two years ago, this would have been devastating,” Karat Financial co-founder and co-CEO Eric Wei told TechCrunch.
The EU has effectively vanquished a TikTok feature that Europe’s digital commissioner described as “toxic” and “addictive as cigarettes.” TikTok owner ByteDance said on Wednesday that TikTok Lite’s reward-to-watch feature would be suspended.
President Biden seems to be struggling with young voters in 2024, yet he's still willing to endanger one of their beloved social media platforms.
Biden passed the TikTok divestment bill -- now what?
TikTok has vowed to challenge in court a new law that could result in a ban of the video app in the US, but it could find that it is on less-than-solid legal ground.
TikTok suspended a gamification feature in the European Union following an intervention by the bloc. With attention on TikTok's growing pile of U.S. legal woes, the announcement went mostly unnoticed when it occurred late local time Wednesday. TikTok's move came just two days after the EU opened an investigation into a "task and reward" mechanism on the TikTok Lite app, citing concerns over an addictive design that could pose a mental health risk for young people.
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