Tik Tok

CNN -  With the House set to vote on foreign aid on Saturday, Republicans have added a hot-button bill to the funding package that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban. House lawmakers passed a bill in March that aims to remove the platform from US app stores, but it has become bogged down in the Senate. By including it in the aid package, House Republicans hope to force the Senate to a quick vote on a measure supporters say is necessary to protect Americans' personal data from the Chinese government. Opponents, including TikTok and a range of civil society groups, have argued the bill risks violating TikTok users' First Amendment rights. The latest version of the bill sets out a nine-month timeframe for the app's Chinese parent, ByteDance, to sell the social media company. If it misses the deadline, TikTok would be banned in the US.