What is ByteDance, the TikTok parent in US crosshairs?
FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022. Picture taken February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
SEOUL: From its birth in a Beijing apartment 12 years ago, ByteDance grew into one of the world's biggest tech firms - best known in most countries as the creator of TikTok.
But TikTok now faces a furious campaign in Washington: the House of Representatives approved of a bill on Wednesday (Mar 13) that could see the wildly popular video-sharing app banned in the United States if it does not sever itself from ByteDance.
Source: CNA
