Measures naming TikTok

The Supreme Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, rejecting TikTok's First Amendment challenge to the divest-or-ban law.

RuledJan 17, 2025

United States (federal)H.R. 815

Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act and Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (enacted in H.R. 815)

National security supplemental law whose Division H requires ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a U.S. ban and whose Division I bars data brokers from selling Americans' sensitive data to foreign adversaries.

EnactedApr 24, 2024

United States (federal)H.R. 7521

Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

Standalone House bill requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a U.S. app store and hosting ban; its text was later enacted through H.R. 815.

Passed one chamberMar 14, 2024

MontanaSB 419

Ban TikTok in Montana

Prohibits TikTok from operating in Montana and bars app stores from offering it to Montana users, with daily penalties for violations.

EnactedNov 30, 2023

TexasSB 1893

Ban on TikTok and covered apps on government devices

Prohibits the use of TikTok and other covered social media applications on devices owned or leased by governmental entities.

In forceJun 14, 2023