President Biden announced Wednesday he has signed legislation to ban or force a sale of TikTok, just hours after Congress dealt the video-sharing platform’s Chinese ownership a historic rebuke following years of failed attempts to tackle the app’s alleged national security risks.
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Biden signs bill that could ban TikTok, a strike years in the making
Lawmakers sped the proposal, the most significant threat to the popular app’s U.S. operations, by tying it to a sprawling funding package offering aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
Updated April 24, 2024 at 11:46 a.m. EDT|Published April 23, 2024 at 9:41 p.m. EDT