Potential TikTok Ban Draws Ire on Social Media: ‘But We Can’t Ban Assault Weapons’

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would block the social media app TikTok from Americans across the country unless its owner, Chinese-based tech firm ByteDance Ltd., sells the company.

It’s a matter related to the application supposedly being a security threat, the House claimed as its reason for the legislative effort, as TikTok has more than 150 million U.S. users on it. And in a 352-65 bipartisan vote, it decided it will give TikTok a choice: sell its stake or be banned.

“We have given TikTok a clear choice,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said, per the Associated Press.