Despite another TikTok ban bill passing through the US Congress, the popular social media app is unlikely to vanish anytime soon.

Overnight, the US Congress approved legislation that would enforce a ban on TikTok within the country if its China-based owner fails to divest its stake within a year. However, despite this move, the app’s disappearance isn’t imminent. The decision to incorporate TikTok into a larger foreign aid package by House Republicans, aligning with President Joe Biden’s priorities and garnering broad congressional support for Ukraine and Israel, expedited the ban process after a previous version had stalled in the Senate. In March, a standalone bill with a shorter six-month deadline for selling TikTok passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, reflecting concerns from both Democrats and Republicans regarding national security issues associated with the app’s owner, Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd.

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