US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide

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Summary

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok
It would require the Chinese tech giant ByteDance to sell its stake in the app within six months or face a ban from US app stores and web hosting platforms
It follows previous efforts by American authorities to limit access to the app, citing national security risks
The bill's fate in the Senate is unclear, but President Joe Biden says he will sign the bill into law if it reaches his desk
Lawmakers say TikTok's owner ByteDance has links with the Chinese Communist Party - something denied by ByteDance and TikTok
Former President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to ban the app when he was in the White House in 2020
But Trump has criticised the new bill, saying limiting TikTok would unfairly benefit Facebook