President Biden Signs Legislation to Ban Targeting TikTok: What This Means for the Popular Video-Sharing App

President Biden signed legislation to ban or force a sale of TikTok, following Congress’ historic rebuke of the video-sharing platform’s Chinese ownership due to alleged national security risks. The Senate approved the measure 79 to 18, and the House passed it earlier. The law gives TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, nine months to sell the app or face a national ban, extendable by 90 days by the president. TikTok, with over 170 million U.S. users, plans to challenge the law in court, arguing it violates free speech rights. CEO Show Zi Chew stated, “Rest assured, we aren’t going anywhere.”