The TikTok ban is now law here’s what to expect next

Much to the chagrin of some people — and the joy of others — US President Joe Biden has signed a Senate bill that could potentially ban TikTok from the country. The legislation came about because TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is based in China, and many politicians have worried that the app therefore poses a security risk. While TikTok has denied any threat, the concern is that the Chinese Communist Party could use its control over ByteDance to do things like snoop on American user data or put forward propaganda and misinformation. The app could theoretically join the likes of Huawei and ZTE, which have also been blocked on security grounds.