The US House has approved by a large majority the law that paves the way for the ban on the use of TikTok in the United States . The measure, in fact, gives six months to the Chinese company ByteDance to sell the platform which, otherwise, will be banned .
There are approximately 170 million Americans who use TikTok, including President Joe Biden. Now the law passes to the Senate, where it is not certain that it will be approved .
Beijing's response is harsh, speaking of a ban that "would inevitably backfire against the United States" : this is what Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said, according to which Washington, "despite never having found evidence that TikTok threatens security American national team, has never stopped repressing TikTok."
The moves against the popular app are part of “ bullying behavior ,” Wang added, which “disrupts the normal business activity of companies, damages international investors' confidence in the investment environment, and harms normal international economic and trade order. ».
Now the ball passes to the Senate , where key figures are Republicans, who are against a drastic move against an extremely popular app .
President Joe Biden will sign the legislation, officially known as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, into law if it reaches his desk, the White House said.
TikTok has always denied any ties to the Chinese government and has decided to restructure the company so that American user data remains in the United States .
(Unioneonline/vl)
