”It was very quick”: House Dems sound alarm about the TikTok bill’s speedy passage

Meanwhile, supporters of the legislation say the bill isn’t an outright ban but a demand for full divestiture—a distinction most laypeople will misunderstand or ignore.

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Just eight days ago, the top two leaders of the House Select Committee on China introduced a bill that would remove TikTok from US app stories if its owner—Chinese internet technology company ByteDance—refused to fully divest of the app within 180 days.

Two days later, the Energy & Commerce Committee, the panel with ju…