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-In April 2024, the [[United States Congress]] passed a bill requiring [[ByteDance]] divest its video hosting service [[TikTok]] in order to operate in the country.
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-==Background==
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-===National security concerns===
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-In October 2019, senator [[Marco Rubio]] requested a [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States]] inquiry into TikTok over concerns that the app's parent company ByteDance was censoring content that did not align with the [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/09/sen-rubio-us-government-should-probe-tiktok-over-chinese-censorship-concerns/ |title=Marco Rubio seeks U.S. government probe of TikTok over Chinese censorship concerns |date=October 9, 2019 |last1=Romm |first1=Tony |last2=Harwell |first2=Drew |work=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref> In November, [[Reuters]] reported that the agency had opened a national security review into ByteDance over its acquisition of [[Musical.ly]], a social media service the company acquired in 2017 and merged with TikTok the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/technology/tiktok-national-security-review.html |title=TikTok Said to Be Under National Security Review |date=November 1, 2019 |last1=Nicas |first1=Jack |last2=Isaac |first2=Mike |last3=Swanson |first3=Ana |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
-===Attempts to restrict TikTok===
-{{Main|Donald Trump–TikTok controversy}}
-==Divestment legislation==
-===Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act===
-{{Main|Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act}}
-===21st Century Peace through Strength Act===
-[[United States House of Representatives]] speaker [[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]] included an amendment to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to a foreign aid package for [[Ukraine]], [[Israel]], and [[Taiwan]], extending the deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok by six months and an additional three months at the discretion of president [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/technology/tiktok-ban-ukraine-israel-aid.html |title=House Moves Toward Bundling TikTok Bill With Aid to Ukraine and Israel |date=April 17, 2024 |last1=McCabe |first1=David |last2=Maheshwari |first2=Sapna |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> The bill passed in the House of Representatives on April 20<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/us/politics/house-foreign-aid-bill.html |title=House Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan |date=April 20, 2024 |last=Edmondson |first=Catie |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> and in the [[United States Senate|Senate]] three days later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/us/politics/senate-aid-package-ukraine-israel-taiwan.html |title=Senate Approves Aid for Ukraine and Israel, Sending It to Biden's Desk |date=April 23, 2024 |last=Edmondson |first=Catie |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> Biden signed it into law the following day.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lyles |first=Taylor |date=2024-04-24 |title=Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law, Forcing ByteDance to Sell TikTok in Nine Months Or Risk Being Banned |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/biden-signs-tiktok-ban-bill-into-law-forcing-bytedance-to-sell-tiktok-in-nine-months-or-risk-being-banned |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>
-==Legal action==
-According to ''[[The Information (website)|The Information]]'', ByteDance intends to file a legal challenge to the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/tiktok-plots-suit-over-u-s-ban-bill-exec-tells-staff |title=TikTok Plots Suit Over U.S. Ban Bill, Exec Tells Staff |date=April 22, 2024 |last=Yurieff |first=Kaya |work=[[The Information (website)|The Information]] |access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> TikTok's CEO [[Shou Zi Chew|Shou Chew]] publicly announced the companies intention to sue over the bill.<ref name=":0" />
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}{{TikTok navbox}}{{uncategorised|date=April 2024}}