US lawmakers give ByteDance six months to divest TikTok or face ban

US lawmakers give ByteDance six months to divest TikTok or face ban

FILE PHOTO: The ByteDance logo is seen at the company's office building in Shanghai, China, July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to give China’s ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a US ban, seeking to tackle national security concerns about its Chinese ownership.