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The Journal.

House Passes Bill to Ban TikTok

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News, Daily News

4.25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Today the House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill that would ban TikTok from operating in the U.S. or force a sale. For years politicians have threatened a ban, but this latest attempt finally gained traction. WSJ's Georgia Wells on the long push to ban the Chinese-controlled platform and how the company is fighting back. Further Listening: -The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Your Phone -Exclusive: TikTok’s CEO on the App’s Future in the U.S. -What's Up With All the TikTok Bans? Further Reading: -How TikTok Was Blindsided by U.S. Bill That Could Ban It -TikTok Crackdown Shifts Into Overdrive, With Sale or Shutdown on Table -The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today the U.S. House of Representatives held a major vote.

0:10.0

I rise today in support of H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign

0:16.1

Advisory Controlled Applications Act. The bill would force Tik-Tock's

0:20.9

Chinese parent company to sell the platform or face a permanent ban.

0:25.4

This is not an attempt to ban TikTok.

0:28.8

It's attempt to make TikTok better.

0:30.9

Ban the foreign ownership and control of American data and stop apologizing for the Chinese

0:36.1

Communist.

0:37.1

The bill is passed and without the objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

0:42.2

For years, politicians have threatened the ban Tik-Tock, but each effort eventually died.

0:47.9

This time, there appears to be more support than ever been.

0:53.6

This is the most bipartisan it's ever been.

0:56.6

And it was 352 to 65.

0:59.9

That's a blowout.

1:01.0

Yeah, that's an overwhelming majority. They, oh my goodness, they really got a

1:05.2

majority in this vote. Like that was a very decisive victory for the folks who wanted to ban

1:10.4

Tik-Toc. That's our colleague Georgia Wells. I feel like the journal

1:15.8

doing episodes about banning Tik-Tok is like the business podcast equivalent of

1:20.4

the movie Groundhog Day. Welcome to my life.

1:24.0

Yes, this 100% feels like 20-20 all over again.

1:28.0

Yes.

1:29.0

Does that make you Bill Murray?

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