The House of Representatives voted to pass a measure Wednesday that could lead to the forced sale or ban of video-sharing app TikTok in the United States, amid concerns that the Chinese-owned platform could be used to monitor and manipulate Americans.
The fight over TikTok, which says it has 170 million U.S. users, represents growing fears over China’s influence in the United States, especially in an election year. A nationwide ban, if it goes into effect, could pose an existential threat to one of China’s most successful internet companies.