TikTok is using every tool available to try to stop Congress from passing legislation that would force a sale by its Chinese parent company to stay operational in the United States.
The popular short-form video app has been heavily scrutinized by Congress for years over its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. It now faces a forced sale or a national ban after Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduced the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act last week.
The bill would force TikTok’s owner, the Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell the app to a domestic buyer or have it banned in the U.S. The House is expected to vote on Gallagher’s bill Wednesday, giving TikTok a shrinking window to change representatives’ minds. The platform is trying to sway lawmakers through a variety of means.
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