The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that requires TikTok to cut ties with its parent company ByteDance within 180 days or face a ban in the US amid concerns about user privacy and foreign influence.

The platform said it hoped that the US Senate, which is to vote on the bill, “will consider the facts” and “realize the impact on the economy.”

📌 Elon Musk has spoken out against banning the social media platform TikTok in the US, arguing that such a move would be contrary to freedom of speech and expression, even though the move may benefit the X platform.