New bill to ban TikTok approved in the US
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The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that could ban TikTok if ByteDance does not sell the social network within a year.
On April 20, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Peace Through Strength in the 21st Century Act, which contains a ban on TikTok if the Chinese company ByteDance does not sell the social network. This was reported by The Verge, according to UNN.
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The ban is part of legislative initiatives related to foreign aid from the United States, including to Ukraine.
This document contains national security priorities, including sanctions against Iran, the seizure of frozen Russian assets, and measures that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the United States.
Given the urgency of foreign aid, the issue of TikTok's future may be considered in the Senate more quickly than if it were a separate bill on the social network.
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A preliminary bill passed last month that would have banned TikTok is still stalled in the Senate, and lawmakers are ambivalent about its future.
The new draft extends the period during which ByteDance has to abandon TikTok. Previously, it was said that the Chinese company would have about six months after the document came into force to sell the platform. Now this period has been extended to one year.
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