"House Panel Advances Bipartisan Bill to Ban TikTok Amid User Backlash"

The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved a bill that would ban TikTok from US app stores unless its parent company, ByteDance, divests the platform within 165 days. The legislation reflects bipartisan concerns about national security and foreign adversary control. TikTok is mobilizing its user base against the bill, while lawmakers argue that it's not a ban but a requirement for ByteDance to sever its ties with the Chinese Communist Party. The bill also aims to limit US companies from selling Americans' personal information to foreign adversaries. However, critics argue that the bill could implicate Americans' free speech rights and threaten the rights of tech companies like Apple and Google.