TikTok on Sunday reiterated free speech concerns about a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in the U.S. if its Chinese owner ByteDance did not sell its stake within a year. - REUTERS
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00:00 - TikTok on Sunday reiterated free speech concerns about a bill that was passed by the
00:05 U.S. House Saturday. The measure would ban the popular social media app in the U.S. if
00:11 its Chinese owner ByteDance did not sell its stake within a year.
00:15 - The bill is passed without objection. A motion to reconsider is laid on the table.
00:19 - The House approved the legislation 360 to 58, which was a part of a broader foreign
00:24 aid package. The Senate is expected to vote on it this week, and President Joe Biden has
00:30 said he would sign it into law.
00:32 In a statement, TikTok said, "It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using
00:37 the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a bill
00:42 that would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans."
00:48 Many U.S. lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties and the Biden administration
00:53 say TikTok poses national security risks because China could compel the company to
00:58 share the data of its 170 million U.S. users. TikTok insists it has never shared U.S. data
01:05 and never would.
01:07 Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Sunday
01:11 told CBS News TikTok could be used as a propaganda tool by the Chinese government, while Democratic
01:18 U.S. Representative Ro Khanna told ABC News Sunday that a TikTok ban may not survive legal
01:25 scrutiny in courts, citing the U.S. Constitution's free speech protections.
01:30 The House voted on March 13 to give ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets
01:36 of the short video app or face a ban. The legislation passed on Saturday extends that
01:42 deadline.
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