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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 exp...

Social media platform TikTok says that a bill banning the app in the U.S. is "unconstitutional" and that it will fight this latest attempt to restrict its

TikTok says it plans to challenge the law that could ban it in the US in court. Experts think it's got a fighting chance.

TikTok is facing a possible lawsuit from the FTC as it is closing its multiyear investigation. TikTok is facing another threat to its operations in the US with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), particularly as the regulatory body is close to finishing its years-long investigation behind the company.

Widely expected to pass the House, it lacks a companion measure in the Senate and faces opposition from a key senator.

Bobby Kotick wants to buy TikTok and has already tapped into partners for this venture. Amidst the turmoil and possible ban TikTok is facing now, there are business people who are looking to buy the platform from China's ByteDance, with Bobby Kotick reportedly interested in this venture.

Analysts say it is less about privacy concerns and more about narrative control.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration is holding a joint classified briefing for members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence and Comm...

WASHINGTON -President Joe Bidens administration is holding a joint classified briefing for members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence and Commerce committees Wednesday on recent foreign online... -November 15, 2023 at 04:40 pm EST - MarketScreener

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration is holding a joint classified briefing for members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence and Commerce committees Wednesday on recent foreign online influence focused on Israel/Gaza and the Ukraine conflict. The closed-door briefing organized by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will also look at Chinese, Russian, and Iranian actors "working to undermine U.S. interests through online activity," according to a n...