Lawmakers seek to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban in US

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is introducing legislation on Tuesday that would give China’s ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban.

Representative Mike Gallagher, the Republican chair of the House of Representatives’ select China committee and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat, are introducing legislation along with more than a dozen other lawmakers to address national security concerns posed by Chinese ownership of the app, aides said.