The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would force a sale or ban of the hugely popular social media app.
TikTok has characterized the bill as a straight ban, rather than a divestment requirement — perhaps because last time ByteDance tried to sell TikTok, the Chinese government. On Wednesday, Chinese government spokesperson Wang Wenbin voiced objection to the bill and accused the US Government of undermining competition.
The project, assigned to a Beijing-led team, would have involved accessing location data from some U.S. users’ devices without their knowledge or consent.The FBI And DOJ Are Investigating ByteDance’s Use Of TikTok To Spy On Journalists
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