President Joe Biden has signed legislation that not only provides billions in aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan but also contains a provision that could significantly impact the future of TikTok in the United States. The provision gives ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok, nine months to sell the app or face a ban in the US. While the ban could potentially go into effect within a year, the Chinese government has expressed opposition to the forced sale. TikTok maintains that user data is protected from Chinese authorities, but some US officials have raised concerns about data collection. Data privacy experts emphasize that the Chinese government could still potentially access information on Americans through alternative channels. If the ban takes effect, TikTok would disappear from app stores and existing users would no longer receive updates or security patches, increasing security risks.