🇺🇸 The House of Representatives of the US Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States.

The bill obliges the company to get rid of its Chinese owner ByteDance. If not, the social network will be banned.

Lawmakers supporting the decision argue that TikTok poses a national security threat because the Chinese government can force ByteDance to hand over the data of American users. The law must now be approved by the US Senate.

President Joe Biden has said he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

TikTok criticized the vote. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted angrily to the lawmakers' plans the day before, calling it an "act of intimidation."

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