The U.S. Senate passed theTikTok billon Tuesday evening in a vote of79-18.
A court case of this kind is unprecedented and could go up to the Supreme Court.
TikTok did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment.
TikTok CEO Shou ChewPhoto: Celal Gunes/Anadolu (Getty Images)
TikTok has long denied that it shares any data with the Chinese government.
One concern tech lawyers have raised about the TikTok bill is that itcould ban apps other than TikTok.
Trump now supports TikToks existence, posting on Truth Social Monday that Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok.
Trumps reversal, which seems contradictory, is likely to curry favor with younger voters.
Despite the overwhelming support in Congress, a U.S. TikTok ban is not popular with voters.
Just 38% of U.S. adults say they would support a TikTok ban, according to thePew Research Center.
TikTok says this bill would trample free speech in America, an increasingly popular claim among social media apps.
Elon Musks X and Trumps Truth Social make similar First Amendment arguments for their apps controversial content.
Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerbergs Meta is going in the other direction.
TikTok has fought tooth and nail to avoid a U.S. ban under Bytedances ownership.
The app sent push notifications to millions of American users asking them to call their local congress member.
Lawmakers offices were flooded with phone calls later that day.
TikTok and Bytedance also reportedly spentover $7 million lobbyingin Congress this year to fight the potential ban.
Those attempts were unsuccessful, so now TikTok is poised to take this battle to court.
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