US House passes bill to force sale of TikTok

The U.S. House voted in favor of fast-tracking a bill to compel TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself of the app, The New York Times reports. If passed and signed into law, the bill would give ByteDance up to one year to find a U.S.-government approved buyer for TikTok or face a nationwide ban. The bill will be considered as TikTok reportedly plans to remove Erich Andersen as general counsel, Bloomberg reports. Meanwhile, The European Commission launched a probe and will consider potential suspension of TikTok Lite.