https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13331663/tiktok-bill-bytedance-house-pass-ban.html
A total TikTok ban in the U.S. is now almost a certainty as the House forces sale of the popular app after critics warned it was like 'a gun pointed at Americans' heads.'
The bill that could lead to a total TikTok ban in the U.S. passed 360 to 58, with broad bipartisan support.
The TikTok measure was part of a wider set of foreign aid legislation that the House passed Saturday afternoon, totaling $95 billion for U.S. partners abroad.
The package in total gives $26 billion to Israel, $60.8 billion to Ukraine and $8 billion to the Indo-Pacific through a combination of military and humanitarian aid.
Lawmakers have been weary of the app's capabilities with one Democrat senator warning it is like 'a gun pointed at Americans' heads.'
'It 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 that would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes $24 billion to the U.S. economy, annually,' a TikTok spokesperson told DailyMail.com Saturday.
A spokesperson for the popular app previously told DailyMail.com that the legislation had a 'predetermined' outcome, which is a 'total ban of TikTok in the United States.'
Last month, the chamber passed a similar bill forcing the sale of TikTok, but this new measure will give ByteDance more time to divest from its popular social media platform.