Congress Passed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Now Comes the Hard Part.

President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility. Read More

President Biden Signs Bill Forcing TikTok Owner to Sell App or Face Ban in U.S.

The TikTok legislation was included as part of a larger $95 billion package that provides foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel and was passed 79-18. It now goes to President Joe Bide ... Read More

TikTok ban: U.S. plan to force sale faces First Amendment, logistical hurdles

Before a forced sale or ban of TikTok takes effect, experts expect the company to take legal recourse against the U.S. government. Read More

Who Stands to Gain from a TikTok Ban

The Senate has finally passed a law that could bar the video-sharing app in the U.S., leaving some tech giants in pole position to profit — or pounce. Read More

TikTok general counsel to move to new role focused on fighting US sale

Erich Andersen, general counsel for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance, will step down from that role in June to focus on fighting efforts to force a sale of the video app in the U.S., the ... Read More

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?

Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. has received President Joe Biden’s official signoff ... Read More

ByteDance applies for tech export license in China amid TikTok deal talks

SHANGHAI--ByteDance has applied for a tech export license in China ... over any TikTok deal. ByteDance has said its deal with Oracle and Walmart will see the creation of a standalone U.S. company ... Read More

‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app. Read More

From Overcapacity to TikTok, the Issues Covered During Janet Yellen's Trip to China

From Overcapacity to TikTok ... US social apps are not allowed to operate in China,” Yellen said. "We would like to find a way forward." On the second day of Yellen's trip to China, the U.S ... Read More

Video app TikTok leans into e-commerce with Shopify deal

And it’s intriguing to us ... deal that enables Shopify’s small businesses to get listed on Walmart.com. Trump said over the summer he would shut down TikTok unless ByteDance sold its U.S ... Read More

Why the U.S. Is Forcing TikTok to Be Sold or Banned

President Biden on Wednesday signed into law legislation that gives ByteDance up to a year to divest from TikTok after the U.S. Senate approved ... a professor at the New York University Tandon ... Read More