Byte Dance refusing to sell TikTok despite warning of U.S. ban
It's the first official response from the Beijing-based company since President Biden signed a bill that could ban the app nationwide.
It's the first official response from the Beijing-based company since President Biden signed a bill that could ban the app nationwide.
President Biden signed a bill into law meant to force the social media app to separate from its China-based owners, Byte Dance.
The bill also includes a provision forcing TikTok’s Chinese owner Byte Dance to sell the social media site or be banned in the U.S.
The bill gives TikTok 270 days to part ways with Chinese company Byte Dance and instead find a new owner or it'll be taken out of U.S. app stores.
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On Saturday, House leaders passed a bill ordering TikTok’s parent company to sell TikTok within a year, or risk it being banned from coast to coast.
The company said the legislation would "trample the free speech rights" of TikTok users.
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The House on Wednesday passed legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance doesn't sell its stake.
TikTok could soon be faced with a difficult choice. Congress has advanced legislation that would order the social media platform to cut ties with their Chinese owners, or get removed from app stores in the U.S.
Lawmakers' phones were flooded after TikTok alerted users to tell their representatives to oppose legislation targeting the app's Chinese ownership.
Krishnamoorthi represents Illinois’ 8th congressional district and is a co-author of the bill ordering TikTok to break ties with their Chinese owners or get kicked off U.S. app stores.
The new bipartisan bill would force parent company ByteDance to divest from TikTok or face a ban in the U.S.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a measure that would give the app's Chinese parent company six months to divest, or face a U.S. ban. CBS 2's Marie Saavedra explains.
TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has long faced national security concerns that it would share U.S. users' data with the Chinese government.
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