Days before Donald Trump's inauguration, which Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of the app, is anticipated to attend, Joe Biden informed him of the impending TikTok ban decision.
According to a U.S. official on Thursday, President Joe Biden will not implement a ban on the social media app TikTok that is scheduled to go into effect the day before he leaves office on Monday, leaving President-elect Donald Trump to decide the app's future.In a measure signed by Biden last year, Congress mandated that ByteDance, the parent firm of TikTok, which is based in China, sell the company by January 19, the day before the president's inauguration. According to the official, the exiting government was leaving it up to Trump to carry out the law and possibly enforce the ban.
The official discussed internal Biden administration thinking while speaking on condition of anonymity.
Although his transition team has not yet stated how they plan to do so, Trump, who once advocated for the app to be banned, has since promised to keep it accessible in the United States.
The CEO of TikTok is anticipated at Trump's inauguration.
As the president-elect's national security adviser suggests that the incoming government would take action to "keep TikTok from going dark," Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, is anticipated to attend Trump's inauguration and be given a prominent place on the dais.
In an interview with Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" on Thursday, incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz stated that the federal statute that might ban TikTok by Sunday "allows for an extension as long as a viable deal is on the table.”
Similar to the effort to outlaw TikTok in the US, the effort to preserve it has been bipartisan. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer claimed to have discussed the extension of the TikTok ban deadline with Biden on Thursday.
On the Senate floor on Thursday, Schumer stated, "It's evident that more time is needed to find an American buyer and not disrupt the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, of so many influencers who have built up a good network of followers."
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a Republican, rejected a Democratic attempt on Wednesday to approve legislation that would have extended the deadline. TikTok has had plenty of time to find a buyer, according to Cotton, the Senate Intelligence Committee's chair.
Cotton added, "TikTok is a Chinese Communist spy app that spreads communist propaganda, targets our children with harmful and manipulative content, collects their data, and addicts them."
Tech giants will be present at the inauguration.
According to two persons with knowledge of the situation, the CEOs of TikTok, Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, and Jeff Bezos, the creator of Amazon, are anticipated to sit on the dais for the inauguration. They discussed internal strategy while speaking on condition of anonymity.
In a legal challenge to the statute, TikTok, its parent firm ByteDance, based in China, and app users presented oral arguments to the Supreme Court last week. The law, which mandates that ByteDance relinquish TikTok on national security grounds or risk being banned in one of its largest markets, seems likely to be upheld by the Justices.
President Trump has made it plain that TikTok is a fantastic tool that many Americans use and has been excellent for his campaign and spreading his message, should the Supreme Court rule in favor of the law. Second, though, he will safeguard their data," Waltz stated on Wednesday.
He makes deals. He continued, "We're going to create this space to put that deal in place, but I don't want to get ahead of our executive orders."
Separately, during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Trump's nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, sidestepped a question about whether she would enforce a TikTok ban.
After attempting to outlaw the well-known software during his first term in office because to national security concerns, Trump has since changed his mind. During his 2024 presidential campaign, he joined TikTok, and his team utilized the platform to reach younger voters—particularly men—by promoting content that was frequently macho and meant to go viral. During the campaign, he promised to "save TikTok," and he has given the platform credit for their assistance.
On the Senate floor on Thursday, Schumer stated, "It's evident that more time is needed to find an American buyer and not disrupt the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, of so many influencers who have built up a good network of followers."
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a Republican, rejected a Democratic attempt on Wednesday to approve legislation that would have extended the deadline. TikTok has had plenty of time to find a buyer, according to Cotton, the Senate Intelligence Committee's chair.
Cotton added, "TikTok is a Chinese Communist spy app that spreads communist propaganda, targets our children with harmful and manipulative content, collects their data, and addicts them."
Tech giants will be present at the inauguration.
According to two persons with knowledge of the situation, the CEOs of TikTok, Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, and Jeff Bezos, the creator of Amazon, are anticipated to sit on the dais for the inauguration. They discussed internal strategy while speaking on condition of anonymity.
In a legal challenge to the statute, TikTok, its parent firm ByteDance, based in China, and app users presented oral arguments to the Supreme Court last week. The law, which mandates that ByteDance relinquish TikTok on national security grounds or risk being banned in one of its largest markets, seems likely to be upheld by the Justices.
President Trump has made it plain that TikTok is a fantastic tool that many Americans use and has been excellent for his campaign and spreading his message, should the Supreme Court rule in favor of the law. Second, though, he will safeguard their data," Waltz stated on Wednesday.
He makes deals. He continued, "We're going to create this space to put that deal in place, but I don't want to get ahead of our executive orders."
Separately, during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Trump's nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, sidestepped a question about whether she would enforce a TikTok ban.
After attempting to outlaw the well-known software during his first term in office because to national security concerns, Trump has since changed his mind. During his 2024 presidential campaign, he joined TikTok, and his team utilized the platform to reach younger voters—particularly men—by promoting content that was frequently macho and meant to go viral. During the campaign, he promised to "save TikTok," and he has given the platform credit for their assistance.
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