Various international media announced the approval of a bill to force ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, to sell the platform. If said sale is not made, using the platform in the United States would be completely prohibited.
As reported by these media, it is expected that the US president, Joe Biden, will quickly sign this law to give the green light to its application. On the other hand, ByteDance confirmed this Friday, April 26, that it will not sell TikTok, despite the legislative provisions of the United States.
Why does the United States want to ban TikTok?
This ban is due to the fact that the legislators of the two main parties in that country They fear that ByteDance will hand over data of the 170 million users to the Chinese government who live in the United States, according to information from various international media.
However, TikTok remains firm in its stance, arguing that the platform does not provide foreign user data to the Chinese government.
When was this bill passed?
Last Saturday, April 20, it was made known to the public that the legislators of the House of Representatives approved a bill with US$95 billion to provide military support to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which was the prelude to the approval of the law to prohibit the use of TikTok in that country.
The bill package was approved last Tuesday, April 23, and will now be sent to Biden’s office to enact said law. It is important to mention that many users have expressed their discontent and uncertainty regarding the future of TikTok.
In that case, TikTok will be banned in the USA. Bad decision by the director of tiktok.
— Lil BUKAT 𝕏 (@LilBUKAT) April 25, 2024
Banning Tiktok in the USA due to pressure from Google and Meta is due to the 15 billion that the Chinese giant produces in advertising.
Why don’t they ban Instagram, YouTube? Why don’t they restrict Google?
They only want control of information and money— Juan Miguel (@zurdo75) April 26, 2024
The future of TikTok in the United States in the short term
First of all, this measure might affect millions of users of the platform both in the United States and in other countries. Likewise, if this law is finalized, experts indicate that TikTok might challenge the measure in court.
This is because an interview that was recently carried out with a creator of the platform, TikTok’s vice president of public policies, Michael Beckerman, stated that, based on the rights established in the First Amendment of the US Constitution, they will continue to ensure that Users can access the platform without any restrictions: “We will continue fighting for you and all other TikTok users”Beckerman said.
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