Lawmakers say TikTok’s owner ByteDance has links with the Chinese Communist Party something denied by ByteDance and TikTok. A US congressional panel has approved a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the app within six months or face a ban. The measure, introduced by another House of Representatives committee and backed by the White House, cites national security concerns. TikTok says the proposed legislation would hurt free speech and small businesses that rely the app.

