WASHINGTON D.C. – The United States House of Representatives has voted to ban TikTok in the United States unless the company takes action to divest itself from the Chinese government.

The measure passed 352-65, with one abstention.

The bill would give China-linked parent company ByteDance five months to sell TikTok. If not divested in time, it would be illegal for app stores to make it available for download — affecting 170 million American users.

Lawmakers who want to see the bill passed argue it poses a national security threat because China could use its intelligence laws against ByteDance and force it to hand over US user data.

Hours before the House vote, China warned the bill would backfire on the