A US law that could ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok, owned by a China-based company, cleared a major hurdle in Congress on Wednesday. The House of Representatives in Washington passed the bill in a 352-65 vote. It now goes to the Senate, where its fate is unclear. President Joe Biden has made it known that he would sign the bill into law should it reach his desk. But sceptics of the measure point out that the law, if passed, will likely spend years in the courts, saying it is sure to be challenged on free speech protections enshrined in the US Constitution. The legislation has support…