House Passes Bill To Force TikTok Sale Or Face Being Banned In U.S.

House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation today that would force the parent company of TikTok to divest the popular app or face a ban on U.S. platforms. The legislation passed 352-65, easily clearing the 2/3 threshold needed. The bill now goes to the Senate, where the company has been lobbying heavily and the next steps for the legislation are uncertain. Past efforts to restrict TikTok have stalled in the upper chamber. Under the legislation, ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, would be forced to sell the social media platform within about five months or face having it banned on app…