forced sale

Some experts questioned whether any changes, even a forced sale of Chrome, would be effective in getting people to use other search engines.

But, she added, any forced sale of land from larger farms as a result of the tax relief changes could help more newcomers get into farming.

“Whether it’s dressed up as a ban or a forced sale, the bill targeting TikTok is one of the stupidest and most authoritarian pieces of tech legislation we’ve seen in years,” Greer said.

China has previously said it would oppose a forced sale of TikTok, and has signaled its opposition this time around.

Beijing has vowed to oppose any forced sale.