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The House passed a bill<\/a> that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn\u2019t sell its stake, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company\u2019s current ownership structure is a national security threat<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65 on Wednesday, now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear. TikTok, which has more than 150 million American users<\/a>, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawmakers contend that ByteDance is beholden to the Chinese government<\/a>, which could demand access to the data of TikTok\u2019s consumers in the U.S. any time it wants. The worry stems from a set of Chinese national security laws that compel organizations to assist with intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have given TikTok a clear choice,\u201d said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. \u201cSeparate from your parent company ByteDance, which is beholden to the CCP (the Chinese Communist Party), and remain operational in the United States, or side with the CCP and face the consequences. The choice is TikTok\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House passage of the bill is only the first step. The Senate would also need to pass the measure for it to become law, and lawmakers in that chamber indicated it would undergo a thorough review. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he\u2019ll have to consult with relevant committee chairs to determine the bill\u2019s path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Joe Biden<\/a> has said if Congress passes the measure, he will sign it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House vote is the latest example of increased tensions between China and the U.S. By targeting TikTok, lawmakers are tackling what they see as a grave threat to America\u2019s national security \u2014 but also singling out a platform popular with millions of people, many of whom skew younger, just months before an election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A TikTok spokesperson, Alex Haurek, said in a statement after the vote that the bill was jammed through as part of a secretive process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realize the impact on the economy, 7 million small businesses, and the 170 million Americans who use our service,\u201d Haurek said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In anticipation of the vote, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, accused Washington of resorting to political tools when U.S. businesses fail to compete. He said the effort would disrupt normal business operations and undermine investor confidence \u201cand will eventually backfire on the U.S. itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, 197 Republican lawmakers voted for the measure and 15 against. On the Democratic side, 155 voted for the bill and 50 against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Republican opponents of the bill said the U.S. should warn consumers if there are data privacy and propaganda concerns, but the final choice should be left with consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe answer to authoritarianism is not more authoritarianism,\u201d said Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif. \u201cThe answer to CCP-style propaganda is not CCP-style oppression. Let us slow down before we blunder down this very steep and slippery slope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democrats also warned of the impact a ban would have on users in the U.S., including entrepreneurs and business owners. One of the no votes came from Rep. Jim Himes, the ranking Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the key differences between us and those adversaries is the fact that they shut down newspapers, broadcast stations, and social media platforms. We do not,\u201d Himes said. \u201cWe trust our citizens to be worthy of their democracy. We do not trust our government to decide what information they may or may not see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day before the House vote, top national security officials in the Biden administration held a closed-door briefing with lawmakers to discuss TikTok and the national security implications. Lawmakers are balancing those security concerns against a desire not to limit free speech online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019ve tried to do here is be very thoughtful and deliberate about the need to force a divestiture of TikTok without granting any authority to the executive branch to regulate content or go after any American company,\u201d said Rep. Mike Gallagher, the bill\u2019s author, as he emerged from the briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TikTok has long denied that it could be used as a tool of the Chinese government. The company has said it has never shared U.S. user data with Chinese authorities and won\u2019t do so if it is asked. To date, the U.S. government also has not provided evidence that shows TikTok shared such information with Chinese authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republican leaders moved quickly to bring up the bill after its introduction last week by Gallagher and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill. A House committee approved the legislation<\/a> unanimously, on a 50-0 vote, even after their offices were inundated with calls from TikTok users demanding they drop the effort. Some offices even shut off their phones because of the onslaught. Supporters of the bill said the effort backfired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(It) provided members a preview of how the platform could be weaponized to inject disinformation into our system,\u201d Gallagher said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawmakers in both parties are anxious to confront China on a range of issues. The House formed a special committee to focus on China-related issues. And Schumer directed committee chairs to begin working with Republicans on a bipartisan China competition bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schumer is likely to feel some pressure from within his own party to move on the TikTok legislation. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner announced after the House vote that he will work to \u201cget this bill passed through the Senate and signed into law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a joint statement with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the top Republican on the intelligence panel, Warner said that \u201cwe are united in our concern about the national security threat posed by TikTok \u2014 a platform with enormous power to influence and divide Americans whose parent company ByteDance remains legally required to do the bidding of the Chinese Communist Party\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roughly 30 TikTok influencers and others who traveled with them spoke out against the bill on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. They chanted phrases like \u201cKeep TikTok\u201d ahead of the vote. They also held signs that read \u201cTikTok changed my life for the better\u201d and \u201cTikTok helped me grow my business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Salinger, a Sacramento, California-based TikTok creator in attendance, said he started creating content on the app during the COVID-19 pandemic purely out of boredom. But since then his account, which features videos about his life and his father, who suffers from dementia, has grown in popularity. Today, he has 2 million followers on the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually appalled for many reasons,\u201d Salinger said. \u201cThe speed with which they\u2019re pushing this bill through does not give enough time for Americans to voice their concerns and opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former President Donald Trump has spoken out against the House effort, but his vice president, Mike Pence, is urging Schumer to bring the House bill to a vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere can be no doubt that this app is Chinese spyware and that a sale to a non-foreign adversary company is in the best interests of the American people,\u201d Pence said in a letter to Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

___<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press staff writer Didi Tang contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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