“There is no doubt that for over 170 million Americans, TikTok provides and is a unique opportunity to express themselves an important means of social communication. However, Congress recognized that its sale is necessaryto dispel the justified ones national security concernsrelated to the collection of data by the application and relations with a foreign adversary,” the Supreme Court wrote in its ruling.
The Act that prohibits the offering and updating of applications on the American market, as long as TikTok is controlled by a Chinese entity, it comes into force on Sunday.
However, the practical consequences of the decision are not clear. Shortly after the decision was issued, the White House announced that it would not enforce the law on the last day of the current administration's term leaves this matter to Donald Trumpwho announced that “will save TikTok” and signaled that it would give ByteDance more time to sell the application.
United States. Elon Musk talks to China regarding the TikTok application
The Chinese authorities are conducting preliminary talks on the subject selling the TikTok application billionaire Elon Musk, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Potential Musk's purchase of TikTokwhich has over 170 million users in the US alone, could seriously strengthen the X platform it already owns, Bloomberg noted.
The billionaire also founded an artificial intelligence company xAI that could use data generated by the Chinese application.
USA. Possible ban on the TikTok app
The US House of Representatives passed the potential bill in April 2024 TikTok banned in the United States.
The bill assumes: the possibility of TikTok being banned in the United Statesif its owner, the Chinese company ByteDance, does not sell the platform to an entity unrelated to the authorities of the People's Republic of China.
“US officials have expressed concern popularity of the Chinese platform social media among young people, claiming that it is subordinated to Beijing and is used for spreading propaganda. ByteDance denies these claims,” AFP describes.