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TikTok’s early successful U.S. remains unclear
Washington — Sen. Maria Cantwell, a cardinal legislator who has held up authorities regulating TikTok endorsed nan House's latest type of a measurement that could lead to a prohibition of nan societal media app successful nan U.S.
Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, announced her support precocious Wednesday for an updated measurement that would unit TikTok's Chinese genitor institution to divest of nan wide celebrated short-form video level wrong 1 year.
The authorities is included successful House Speaker Mike Johnson's four-part overseas assistance plan, which besides involves wartime assistance for Ukraine and Israel. The updated type extends nan six-month model ByteDance would person to waste its liking successful nan institution aliases suffer entree to app stores and web-hosting services successful nan U.S. to 9 months, pinch nan anticipation of a three-month extension.
Cantwell, who chairs nan Senate Commerce Committee, opposed nan original type of nan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which sailed done nan House successful March pinch bipartisan support but has faced headwinds successful nan slower-moving Senate complete a number of concerns. Modifying nan divestment deadline alleviated astatine slightest 1 of those issues.
"I'm very happy that Speaker Johnson and House leaders incorporated my proposal to widen nan ByteDance divestment play from six months to a year," Cantwell said successful a statement. "As I've said, extending nan divestment play is basal to guarantee location is capable clip for a caller purchaser to get a woody done. I support nan updated legislation."
A spokesperson for Cantwell did not instantly respond to a petition for remark astir whether nan senator's different concerns person been addressed successful nan updated bill, including whether it could past ineligible scrutiny.
Support from Cantwell clears 1 hurdle that different TikTok-related measures person grounded to overcome. But immoderate lawmakers person questioned nan bill's constitutionality, making it apt different issues could emerge.
The updated measure included successful nan scheme unveiled by Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, earlier this week pairs nan forced TikTok divestment pinch caller sanctions connected Iran, China and Russia. The 3 remaining bills would supply $26 cardinal to support Israel, $61 cardinal to bolster Ukraine and $8 cardinal to antagonistic China successful nan Indo-Pacific.
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Caitlin Yilek
Caitlin Yilek is simply a authorities newsman astatine cbsnews.com and is based successful Washington, D.C. She antecedently worked for nan Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a personnel of nan 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship pinch nan National Press Foundation.
