US House passes bill to ban TikTok or force sale over national security concerns

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could lead to the banning of TikTok or force its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its holding in the app. The bill is based on concerns raised in 2020 by the Trump administration, including data collection practices, potential Chinese government influence, and censorship concerns. TikTok has argued that its data collection is similar to other social media platforms and that it operates independently of Chinese law. Read The Rest at :