Why is US threatening to ban TikTok and will other countries follow suit?

Senate has voted to pass bill over Chinese-owned video-sharing app that Joe Biden is set to sign into law

• Senate passes bill banning TikTok if owner does not sell it

President Biden is set to sign into law a bill that requires TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the social media app’s US operations or face a ban, after the Senate passed the legislation.

Biden has previously said he would sign the legislation, passed as part of a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

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