Us Bans Tiktok Owner Bytedance, Will Prohibit App In Us Unless It Is Sold

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica
Wed, 04/24/2024 - 9:14am

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) The Senate last night approved a bill that orders TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the company within 270 days or lose access to the US market. The House had already passed the bill, and President Biden signed it into law today. The "Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" was approved as part of a larger appropriations bill that provides aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

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