‘TikTok bill’ that would ban the app passes House vote

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The United States House of Representatives has passed the “TikTok bill” that would effectively ban the short-form video-sharing app if owner ByteDance doesn’t divest. Representatives voted on Wednesday on the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, pushing it forward with a majority vote of 352 to 65. The bill is expected to move onto the Senate for another vote if Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer brings it to the floor. President Biden said he’d sign the bill should it reach his desk. Several legislators spoke for and in opposition of the partisan bill ahead of the vote. “I’m...