TikTok disappears from the US: ByteDance reported that will shut down the app in the U.S. on Sunday January 19, if the Joe Biden administration does not reverse its decision. Pursuant to a special bipartisan act of Congress TikTok he could only continue operating in the States if he stayed sold to an entity independent of the Chinese government. On Friday, January 17, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the act, and TikTok said it intended to comply with the unanimous decision. judgment.
Donald Trump's reaction: After the decision, the president-elect announced on social media that he was waiting for the Supreme Court's decision and that everyone must respect it. Despite this, he added that will make a decision on TikTok in the near futurebecause for now he needs time to assess the situation. Trump on Friday, he already talked to the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, and one of the topics of conversation was TikTok.
What will Donald Trump do? TikTok will be shut down the day before Donald Trump's inauguration. This promised to save the appalthough it is not clear what provisions he would like to invoke. Its possibilities seem limited. A special law only allows him to suspension of the ban for 90 days, and only if he proves to Congress that there has been significant progress in TikTok's sales documented by “significant binding legal agreements.” But Trump could instruct Department of Justice not to enforce the law for nowmaybe too urge Congress controlled by Republicans to pass new laws. Another option is persuading TikTok to respect the verdict and sell the application. ByteDance claims, however, that China will block the sale of the app's algorithm.
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