Apr 11, 2024 · The bill, called the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” (HR 7521), would force TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the video app within six months or face a ban from app stores in the US.

Feb 16, 2024 · TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, is at the center of the controversy due to its connections with the Chinese government. Officials are worried the platform poses a national...

Mar 15, 2024 · Tampa, FL – Recent legislation passed the House that would ban TikTok in the U.S. if parent company ByteDance, a Chinese-owned corporation forced to share users’ data with the Chinese Communist Party, doesn’t divest ownership. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it is expected to have bipartisan support.

Mar 7, 2024 · Hedge fund manager Jeff Yass is personally calling Republican members of the House to try to halt legislation which would force ByteDance to divest itself of the app, putting it in US hands...

Jan 15, 2025 · Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says he does not support the effort to extend the deadline. “They had all the time in the world. Absolutely not,” Scott said. “They’ve had an opportunity to sell...

Feb 17, 2024 · Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has condemned the fashion magazine Vogue’s decision to name TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew to serve as an honorary chair at this year’s Met Gala event in May. “Disturbing the Met Gala would allow TikTok’s CEO to be an ‘honorary’ chair,” Mr. Scott said on X on Feb. 15.

Scott’s national security comments reference TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, a Chinese tech company in Beijing. Florida and national leaders have increasingly targeted TikTok for intense restrictions over its links to China and potential security risks for Americans.

Mar 13, 2024 · Supporters of the bill dismiss the term “ban,” saying that would only happen if TikTok's China-based owner, ByteDance, refuses to divest the social media app.

Jan 12, 2025 · Trump himself pushed for TikTok to be banned or sold by ByteDance, its China-based parent company, during his first administration.

vided by ByteDance or any ByteDance subsidiary. III. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Senator Josh Hawley (R–MO) introduced S. 3455, the No TickTok on Government Devices Act, on March 12, 2020, with Sen-ator Rick Scott (R–FL) and Senator Tom Cotton (R–AR). The bill was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-mental Affairs.