The American House of Representatives will again examine on Saturday a bill which provides for the ban on TikTok in the United States. The measure is included in a series of texts supposed to release funds for Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine – which could facilitate its passage in both houses of Congress.
The proposed law would force ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, to sell the app, or it would be banned from stores. It would also give the US president the power to designate other apps as a threat to national security if they are controlled by a country considered hostile to the U.S. TikTok has been in the crosshairs of American authorities for several months, with many officials believing that the short and entertaining video platform allows Beijing to spy on and manipulate its users in the United States. US President Joe Biden reiterated his "concern" about TikTok during an exchange with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in early April. The application has strongly criticized the proposed law, saying it would violate the free speech rights of 170 million Americans.