Lawmakers sped the proposal, the most significant threat to the popular app’s U.S. operations, by tying it to a sprawling funding package offering aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
Chinese officials say they "firmly oppose" the platform being divested.
Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains
By tying the renewed crackdown to a bipartisan foreign aid deal, the bill could move quickly through Congress.
A bill that will ban TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese owner divests from the company has passed overwhelmingly.
Measure heads to Senate over GOP opposition; Israel, Taiwan, TikTok provisions also pass
Universal Music remains at loggerheads with the app, but Swift – whose new album The Tortured Poets Department is out next week – can control where her work is available
The U.S. isn’t the first country to attempt a ban on TikTok, the Chinese-owned app used by millions of Americans daily. WSJ breaks down TikTok bans and how they work in practice. Photo illustration: Annie Zhao
As Congress starts the clock on a ban, the app must consider its options
A foreign ministry spokesperson accuses the US of "suppressing TikTok" and "bullying behaviour".
