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TikTok asked to leave the US. PHOTO/DAILY
BEIJING – The United States (US) House of Representatives, which convened on Wednesday (14/3/2024), approved a bill that would give TikTok's owner, ByteDance, six months to withdraw TikTok in the country or face a ban.
As reported by The New York Times, Thursday (14/4/2024), the bill was approved with a vote of 352-65, with 15 votes from the Republican Party and 50 votes from the Democratic Party against.
However, this faces uncertainty in the Senate, which has taken a different approach to regulating foreign-owned apps that raise security concerns.
However, until now there has been no statement or details regarding the next steps after the bill is approved.
Media earlier said that US President Joe Biden would sign the bill, officially known as the 'Protecting Americans from Adversarial Controlled Apps Act' into law.
The decision, passed unanimously by the committee last week, requires TikTok's parent company, Bytedance, to sell its app within 180 days or face being banned from Apple and Google's US app stores.
TikTok Chief Executive Officer, Shou Zi Chew, who is currently in Washington, said that his party is trying to gather support to stop the bill.
TikTok currently has more than 170 million users in the United States.
(wbs)