Biden Agrees to Sign Bill That Could Ban TikTok If Congress Passes It

President Joe Biden is expressing support for a bipartisan bill that could ban TikTok from the United States on national security grounds. President Biden spoke to reporters outside Air Force One, saying he would sign the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act should Congress pass the bill. “If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” he said. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously approved the bill in a 50–0 vote on March 7. Should it become law, it would grant the president the authority to force the divestiture of social media companies operating in the United States that are more than 20 percent controlled by one of four covered nations or their related entities....