House to vote on bill that could ban TikTok; what to know about the legislation WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

A vote in the U.S. House on Wednesday could decide the future of the popular social media platform TikTok, forcing the app’s Chinese parent company to sell or face a ban in the U.S.

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The bill to be voted on by the full House is called the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. If the bill becomes law, it would require any company deemed by the president of the United States to be a “foreign adversary” to divest within 180 days, or be banned from app stores and web hosting services, The Washington Post reported.

What will Wednesday’s vote mean for TikTok and its 102.3 million users in the US? Here’s what we know now:

What does the bill say?

The bill, first introduced in the House on March 5 by Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., would make it possible for the president to classify social media platforms under …