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Lawmakers introduce bill that would punish app stores for hosting TikTok

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Lawmakers in the US are introducing a bill, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which aims to sever ties between TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The bill seeks to make it illegal to distribute apps controlled by ByteDance unless they separate from the Chinese tech giant. If enacted, the bill would impose a civil penalty on app stores and web hosting services that distribute TikTok without adhering to the ownership separation requirement. The bill also provides a process for designating other social media companies from countries like China as subject to the legislation.

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