The US Government has threatened to ban the popular social media platform TikTok if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, refuses to sell the platform to an American company. This move is driven by concerns over national security and the potential for user data to be accessed by the Chinese government. If ByteDance does not comply with the government’s demands, millions of TikTok users in the US could face losing access to the app. This decision has sparked debate over the regulation of foreign-owned tech companies and the protection of user data in the digital age.

The U.S. House has officially passed the bill that would lead to a TikTok ban if its owner, Chinese company ByteDance, decides not to sell the platform. pic.twitter.com/gA076rdldr

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