{"id":4304,"date":"2024-04-18T20:46:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T20:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2024-04-18T20:46:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T20:46:11","slug":"us-congress-to-take-on-tiktok-ban-bill-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=4304","title":{"rendered":"US Congress to take on TikTok ban bill &#8211; again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><small>TikTok est depuis plusieurs mois dans le collimateur des autorit\u00e9s am\u00e9ricaines, de nombreux responsables estimant que la plateforme de vid\u00e9os courtes et divertissantes permet \u00e0 P\u00e9kin d&#8217;espionner et de manipuler ses 170 millions d&#8217;utilisateurs aux Etats-Unis &#8211; Copyright AFP\/File LOIC VENANCE<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The US House of Representatives will again vote Saturday on a bill that would force TikTok to divest from Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban.<\/p>\n<p>The measure has been written into a massive $61 billion aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which could ease its passage in both chambers of the US Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Under the bill, ByteDance would have to sell the app within a few months or be excluded from Apple and Google\u2019s app stores in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>It would also give the US president the authority to designate other applications as a threat to national security if they are controlled by a country deemed hostile.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok slammed the bill, saying it would hurt the US economy and undermine free speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban bill,\u201d a company spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>He added a ban would \u201ctrample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes $24 billion to the US economy annually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Western officials have voiced alarm over the popularity of TikTok with young people, alleging that it is subservient to Beijing and a conduit to spread propaganda, claims denied by the company and Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden reiterated his concerns about TikTok during a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in early April.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives last month approved a similar bill cracking down on TikTok, but the measure got held up in the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> US Congress to take on TikTok ban bill &#8211; 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