TikTok is banned from the USA. What Happens Now?

First approval of TikTok ban from the USA… The company made a statement

In the vote held in the US House of Representatives, the first approval was given to ban TikTok, the social media platform owned by Chinese ByteDance, in the USA. Unless ByteDance sells TikTok’s US assets, the platform will be banned in the US.
A vote was held in the US House of Representatives on the future of the world-famous social media platform TikTok. In the vote, the first approval was given to ban TikTok, owned by Chinese ByteDance, in the USA, with 352 votes against 65. The bill passed by the House of Representatives requires ByteDance to sell TikTok’s assets in the USA within 6 months, and if it does not sell, the platform will be banned in the USA.

The bill for TikTok, which has 170 million users in the USA, will be submitted to US President Joe Biden for approval after the vote in the Senate. A source familiar with the matter stated that TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will visit Capitol Hill today to meet with senators.

It is not yet known whether China will approve any sale or whether ByteDance will divest TikTok’s US assets within six months. If TikTok is not sold, it will not be available in the application stores of Apple, Google and similar companies.

STATEMENT FROM TIKTOK

In the statement made by TikTok before the vote, it was said: “This law has a predetermined result: TikTok’s complete ban in the USA. The government is trying to take away the Constitutional right to freedom of expression of 170 million Americans.”

“DO WE WANT THE DATA TO STAY HERE IN THE USA OR GO TO CHINA?”

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated yesterday that the purpose of the bill is not to ban TikTok , but to end Chinese ownership. “Do we want TikTok as a platform to be owned by a US company or China? Do we want the data from TikTok to stay here in the US or go to China?” Sullivan asked. said.