Majority of US House votes to effectively ban TikTok in the US

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan majority of the United States (US) House of Representatives voted on Saturday in favour of a bill that could effectively ban the Chinese social media app “TikTok” in the United States, part of a package of bills worth $95 billion in aid to key allies around the world.

The unusual four-bill package also includes funds for Ukraine and Israel, security assistance for Taiwan and allies in the Indo-Pacific and a measure that includes sanctions and the potential transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine.

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The bill imposing the new limits on TikTok was the first of the four to pass.