TikTok Sell-or-Ban Push to Slow as Bill Hits Senate Tumult (1)

The fate of an app used by 170 million Americans is now in the hands of 100 senators.

Even before the House passed a measure, 352 to 65, on Wednesday to ban TikTok unless its Chinese owner divests it, the short-video app had turned its lobbying efforts to the Senate, where many a previous legislative juggernaut has gone to die.

“We will continue to do all we can, including exercising our legal rights, to protect this amazing platform that we have built with you,” TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew said Wednesday evening in a video posted to TikTok and ...