Biden says he would sign TikTok bill that could ban app

Washington — President Biden said Friday he would sign legislation that could lead to a ban of TikTok, an immensely popular video-sharing app that is owned by the China-based company ByteDance. 

"If they pass it, I'll sign it," Mr. Biden, whose 2024 campaign recently joined the app, told reporters. 

The bill, known as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, would require ByteDance to sell TikTok within six months or be banned from U.S. app stores and web-hosting services if it does not cut ties.