Biden signs TikTok ban bill. Here's what happens next.

President Biden signed the bill to force the sale of the video app or ban it. Today, the law faces legal challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and hostility from Beijing.

A bill that would force the sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or ban it. outright — was passed by the Senate on Tuesday and signed into law by President Biden on Wednesday.

Now the process risks getting even more complicated.

< p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Congress passed the measure citing national security concerns due to TikTok's ties to China. Lawmakers and security experts have said there are risks that the Chinese government will rely on ByteDance to access sensitive data belonging to its 170 million U.S. users or to spread propaganda.

< p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0"> The law would allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States if ByteDance sold it within 270 days, or about nine months, a deadline the president could extend for up to a year. an.

The measure risks facing legal challenges, as well as possible resistance from Beijing, which could block the sale or export of the technology . It's also unclear who has the resources to buy TikTok, as the price will be high.

The issue could take months or even years to resolve "This is going to be a royal disaster," said Anupam Chander, a visiting scholar at the Institute. for Harvard's social media reboot. and an expert in global regulation of new technologies.

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