According to Reuters, the above law was passed with broad support from both parties in the US Congress and was signed into law by US President Joe Biden in April 2024. The court said that the national security threat from TikTok’s ability to illegally transfer data to China outweighed concerns about restricting the freedom of speech of more than 170 million users in the US. It is still unclear how long the TikTok ban in the US will be in effect. The above move has raised questions about TikTok’s future prospects in the US.
TikTok is at risk of closing on January 19 in the US
According to the above decision, although the TikTok social platform will not immediately disappear from the phones of existing users, new users will not be able to download the application, while its updates This will also be disabled in the US. The US Department of Justice said the above measures will gradually make the TikTok application unpopular.
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Immediately after the Supreme Court’s decision, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated President Biden’s argument that Americans should continue to use TikTok, but ownership of this application must belong to the United States, or under another ownership party that can address the national security issues that Congress addressed in enacting this law. Ms. Jean-Pierre said that considering the timing of the court’s decision, “implementation of this law must belong to the next administration” – that is, the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump.
TikTok is at risk of closing on January 19 in the US
Sharing with CNN, the president-elect said on January 17 that the future of the TikTok application will depend on him, but did not provide a detailed roadmap. In addition, US President-elect Trump also confirmed that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on January 17, and said the two sides “had a great conversation about TikTok and many topics.” other”. According to Reuters, Mr. Trump is considering an executive order that would suspend enforcement of the law to sell or ban TikTok for 60-90 days. Analysts at technology research company LightShed Partners (USA) believe that Mr. Trump can use the executive order to protect TikTok during his four years in office, and can also take advantage of reversing the ban to “bargain” with China.
Commenting on the above developments, TikTok CEO Chau Shu Tu on January 17 thanked President-elect Trump for his commitment to cooperate with the company and find solutions to help this application continue to be used. used in the US. Previously, TikTok has repeatedly asserted that there is no evidence that the Chinese government has manipulated content or collected user data in the US through its platform.
