TikTok ban | TikTok reassures staff it will fight Congress ban bill - but is it enough to retain uncertain employees?

TikTok has reassured employees it will file a legal challenge if Congress approves a bill that would ban the app from the US.

The controversial ‘divest-or-ban’ proposal has gathered momentum after a bipartisan House of Representatives vote passed the most recent version of the bill within a package of foreign aid on Saturday.

This is the latest setback for TikTok after the House passed a previous version of the bill in March this year.

The updated bill passed with a vote of 360-58. It extends the proposed deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok from six months to nine months if the legislation is enacted, with the possibility of an extra 90 day extension if a sale is near completion.