Could TikTok be banned in the US?
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill which could potentially lead to the nationwide ban of the popular social media platform, TikTok, citing unfounded national security concerns due to its Chinese ownership. It demands TikTok divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. The bill is expected to go to the Senate for a vote next week. Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X expressed his opposition to the potential ban in a post on Friday. Musk wrote in the post that the ban goes against freedom of speech and expression. TikTok has repea...