Additionally, the bill allows for challenges. Anyone challenging the bill can present their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia within 165 days, according to the House. If you’re wondering whether or not TikTok is banned right now, the answer is no.
There are still a lot of moving parts to sort out before that happens, and an entire half of the Legislative Branch needs to hear the bill before the President can even make a decision. It’s important to note that Congress has a long history with trying to ban TikTok, with bills attempting to ban its use on government-owned devices.
Either way, ByteDance has a choice to make: It can either sell TikTok to a U.S. based company and completely divest from its creation (and all the profit that entails), or maintain control of the app and risk getting booted from the States. For the average TikTok user, there’s not much you can do in the meantime other than contacting your state’s senator(s) and voicing your approval or disapproval of the bill.
