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The US House of Representatives passes a bill that would force TikTok to divest from parent company ByteDance and another bill to counter China and provide aid to Taiwan. IMAGES
Kyrgyzstan appears to have blocked TikTok after the Central Asian country's security services called to restrict the social media app to "protect children". Kyrgyzstan's digital ministry on April 16 said it had "informed telecommunications operators of the need to limit access to TikTok, based on a decision by the security services". IMAGES
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approves a bill that would force Tiktok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States. The lawmakers voted 352 in favor of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically divided Washington. IMAGES
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and Discord CEO Jason Citron, arrive at the US Senate. The tech chieftains have been convened by the US Senate Judiciary Committee, where they will be asked about the effects of social media on youth in a session titled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis." IMAGES
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew arrives at the Elysee Presidential Palace to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the Paris Peace Forum on November 10-11. IMAGES
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew arrives at the US Capitol in Washington to testify before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee. (COMPLETES VIDI33BW74V_EN) IMAGES