The bill would prohibit TikTok from US app stores unless the social media platform is quickly spun off from ByteDance.
Some TikTok users posted videos ahead of Wednesday’s vote showing them calling their representatives and threatening to vote for alternate candidates if they voted to pass the bill.
“This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it’s a ban,” a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement following the Wednesday House vote.
That may be even more true after Biden’s likely opponent in November, former President Donald Trump, said he opposed a TikTok ban, a reversal from his stance as president.
App stores that violate the legislation could be fined based on the number of users of a banned app.
Persons:
…, Princess, Wales, TikTokkers, ByteDance, Chuck Schumer, “, ”, Dick Durbin, Joe Biden, ” Durbin, Donald Trump, TikTok, Dan Ives
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, Foreign, House Energy, Commerce, Senate, Apple, Google
Locations:
New York, ByteDance, It’s, Montana, United States