{"id":1822,"date":"2024-04-24T03:32:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T03:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/us-senate-passes-bill-that-could-see-tiktok-banned\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T03:32:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T03:32:34","slug":"us-senate-passes-bill-that-could-see-tiktok-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/us-senate-passes-bill-that-could-see-tiktok-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senate passes bill that could see TikTok banned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Senate passes bill that could see TikTok banned<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-16mnie0-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b8a0\/live\/402425a0-01d4-11ef-8369-47dc4454b972.jpg.webp 240w, 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e8mq1e910\">BBC News<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"timestamp-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-04-24T01:50:59.548Z\">24 April 2024, 02:50 BST<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-04-24T02:20:00.275Z\">Updated 10 minutes ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">The US Senate has approved a controversial landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It gives TikTok&#8217;s Chinese owner, ByteDance, six months to sell its stake or the app will be blocked in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The bill will now be handed over to US President, Joe Biden, who has vowed to sign it into law as soon as it reaches his desk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If that happens, ByteDance will have to seek approval from Chinese officials to complete a forced sale, which Beijing has vowed to oppose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5f7ft-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">What to know about the US push to ban TikTok<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Can TikTok&#8217;s owner afford to lose its killer app?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The measure was passed as part of a package of four bills which also included military aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other US partners in the Indo- Pacific. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It got widespread support from lawmakers with 79 Senators voting for it and 18 voting against it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" 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