Lawmakers are advancing legislation to address national security concerns linked to TikTok, aiming to force its sale or ban in the U.S. The bill, included in foreign aid packages, bypasses Senate hurdles. The House passed it overwhelmingly, giving TikTok 270 days to sever ties with ByteDance. Failure to comply could result in a ban, highlighting bipartisan efforts to tackle security risks posed by the app.
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00:00FEDERAL LAWMAKERS ARE ONCE AGAIN TACKLING LEGISLATION AIMED AT COMPELLING THE SALE
00:07OR BANNING THE TIKTOK IN UNITED STATES DUE TO NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS.
00:14IN A SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, THE U.S. HOUSE HAS VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY 360-58
00:20AGAIN TO PASS THE BILL, WHICH INCLUDES TIKTOK MEASURE DEMONSTRATING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
00:25FOR ADDRESSING THE PERCEIVED RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE POPULAR VIDEO SHARING APP.
00:30THIS TIME THEY HAVE OPTED FOR AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH, INTEGRATING THE TIKTOK CRACKDOWN
00:34ON FOREIGN AID PACKAGES.
00:37THE STRATEGIC MOVE CAN EXPEDITE THE PROPOSAL'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, CIRCUMVENTING
00:42THE HURDLES FACED BY STANDALONE BILLS THAT OFTEN GET BOGGED DOWN IN SENATE DELIBERATIONS.
00:47THE HOUSE LAWMAKERS, PROMINENTLY THE REPUBLICANS, HAVE BEEN LONG SCRUTINIZING TIKTOK OVER ALLEGATIONS
00:53OF ITS CLOSE TIES TO CHINA, WHICH RAISES CONCERN ABOUT THE SECURITY AND PRIVACY OF AMERICANS'
00:59DATA.
01:00DESPITE THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO BAN THE APP, THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN HAMPERED BY CONSTITUTIONAL
01:05CONCERNS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL INFRINGEMENT ON FREE SPEECH RIGHTS.
01:09SO WHAT DOES THIS EXACTLY MEAN?
01:11WHAT DOES THE NEW BILL NOW MEANS?
01:13ESSENTIALLY, THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES TIKTOK TO EITHER SEVER TIES WITH ITS BEIJING PARENT
01:18COMPANY BY DANCE OR FACE A NATIONAL BAN.
01:21THIS BILL SETS A TIMELINE FOR 180 DAYS FOR SUCH DIVESTMENT.
01:26IT EXPLICITLY IDENTIFIES TIKTOK AND OTHER PLATFORMS OWNED BY BYTE DANCE AS FOREIGN ADVERSARY
01:30CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS AND ESTABLISHES A MECHANISM FOR FUTURE DESIGNATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
01:36THE HOUSE SWIFTLY PASSED THE BILL, SPEARHEADED BY REPRESENTATIVES MIKE GALLIGER AND RAJAH
01:41KRISHNAMURTHY BEFORE SENDING IT TO SENATE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
01:45HOWEVER, SENATE PROCEEDINGS OFTEN NEED TO BE REVISED WITH POTENTIAL ROADBLOCKS, LIKE
01:49PROLONGED DEBATE AND COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
01:53AND SO, TO NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGES, HOUSE LAWMAKERS HAVE OPTED TO INCORPORATE THE TIKTOK
01:58LEGISLATION INTO A COMPREHENSIVE FOREIGN AID PACKAGE AIMED AT SUPPORTING COUNTRIES LIKE
02:02ISRAEL, UKRAINE AND TAIWAN.
02:04THE STRATEGIC MOVE GARNERS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND CAN FACILITATE A QUICKER RESOLUTION.
02:09MEANWHILE, BYTE DANCE, THE PARENT COMPANY, IS NOW CITING THE QUESTIONS ON FREEDOM OF
02:14SPEECH AND HAS CALLED OUT THE CONGRESS' MOVE AS AN OFFENSE.
02:18OVERALL, THIS LEGISLATIVE MANEUVERING SIGNALS A RENEWED EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL
02:22SECURITY RISK POSED BY TIKTOK WITH LAWMAKERS LEVERAGING FOREIGN AID PACKAGES TO EXPEDITE
02:28THE PROCESS.