“Tiktok is getting banned.”

At least once or twice, social media users ponder over whether TikTok will soon be no more.

One of the primary reasons cited for the potential ban of TikTok included concerns over national security and data privacy.

Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives proposed a bill regulating TikTok.

What does proposal it?

The bill gives the company ByteDance six months to find a buyer for TikTok.

If the company cannot sell the app in that time, it will become illegal for app stores and web-hosting companies to offer TikTok, as long as it remains under the control of a “foreign adversary.”

This would force Apple and Google to remove TikTok from app stores. It would also require internet service providers to make TikTok inaccessible on internet browsers in the U.S.

“TikTok can’t get banned. It’s a way for multiple small businesses to make money and social media creators,” said sophomore Sienna Reid Daughton Weill.

Since the House passed the measure March 13 giving ByteDance the choice to sell TikTok within six months, or lose access to app stores and web-hosting services in the U.S., the world of social media users is abuzz with commentary and concern.

TikTok is a very popular app that many of all ages use, and particularly popular among young people, meaning that the banning of TikTok would impact a great many devoted users.

“If TikTok gets banned, it’s going to take many people’s ways to express themselves and just have fun on a social media app. People can say there’s instagram and Snapchat but those apps just aren’t the same,” said sophomore Sofia Fernandez.

President Joe Biden has said he would sign the House bill, which many didn’t except to get this far.

Some lawmakers are worried that blocking TikTok could anger millions of young people who use the app.

“If TikTok got banned, I would be pretty upset because there’s millions of users and there’s so many memories since many of us have had it since we were young,” said junior Javiera Escobar.

The prospect of a TikTok ban has raised concerns among users, content creators, and businesses that rely on the platform for marketing and engagement. For them, this is one of their primary revenue sources.