🔒Lawmakers in the US are proposing a bipartisan bill that could ban TikTok in the country.
🌍Concerns over TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, controlling user data and having a tool for influence.
⏰The proposed law would require ByteDance to sell off TikTok within 6 months or be banned from the US.
🇨🇳ByteDance is a private company and not owned or controlled by the Chinese government.
🚫The US and Canada have already banned TikTok from government devices over security concerns.
Why are lawmakers considering banning TikTok?
—Lawmakers are concerned about TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, having control over user data and a powerful tool for influence.
What would the proposed law require of ByteDance?
—The proposed law would require ByteDance to sell off TikTok within 6 months or be banned from the US.
Is ByteDance owned or controlled by the Chinese government?
—No, ByteDance is a private company and is not owned or controlled by the Chinese government.
Has TikTok already been banned in the US?
—The US and Canada have already banned TikTok from government devices over security concerns.
What would a wider ban on TikTok mean for its users and content creators?
—A wider ban on TikTok would impact its 170 million users in the US and the content creators who rely on its reach for their businesses.
00:00Lawmakers are considering a bipartisan bill that could ban TikTok in the US.
00:22There are concerns over TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, controlling user data and having a tool for influence.
00:49The proposed law would require ByteDance to sell off TikTok within 6 months or be banned from the US.
00:54ByteDance is a private company and not owned or controlled by the Chinese government.
01:26The US and Canada have already banned TikTok from government devices over security concerns.
01:30A wider ban on TikTok would impact its 170 million users in the US and the content creators who rely on its reach for their businesses.
