TikTok, one step away from its last dance in the United States
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:53 am
By Maria Bastero
Content Manager at Marketing4eCommerce
ANDThe US Senate has passed a bill that puts TikTok between a rock and a hard place . This is the latest move by the US government against the Chinese social media platform, motivated by concerns about the threat it could pose to the country's security. TikTok will have to choose between being sold to US ownership or being banned in the country .
The House of Representatives approved the bill last month, with 352 votes in favor and 65 against. Shou Zi Chew , CEO of TikTok, compared the possible ban of the app to an attack on the constitutional right of Americans to free expression.
TikTok will have to be taken over by an American company
Tensions between the US government and TikTok have bolivia number data been on the rise in recent times, from Trump's attempt to ban it , to its ban on federal government devices , to the banning law passed in the state of Montana . But as relevant as these battles were, none of them reach the magnitude of the current situation.
The only step separating this bill from being actually processed is the signature of US President Joe Biden , who has already revealed his intention to validate this law. This will force TikTok to sell its application to an American company in order to disassociate itself from China.
The US would thus seek to quell its fears over the handling of user information by the social network and its use as a propaganda tool by the Chinese Communist Party at a time of tension between the two countries. For its part, TikTok has repeatedly denied its ties to the Chinese government.
Content Manager at Marketing4eCommerce
ANDThe US Senate has passed a bill that puts TikTok between a rock and a hard place . This is the latest move by the US government against the Chinese social media platform, motivated by concerns about the threat it could pose to the country's security. TikTok will have to choose between being sold to US ownership or being banned in the country .
The House of Representatives approved the bill last month, with 352 votes in favor and 65 against. Shou Zi Chew , CEO of TikTok, compared the possible ban of the app to an attack on the constitutional right of Americans to free expression.
TikTok will have to be taken over by an American company
Tensions between the US government and TikTok have bolivia number data been on the rise in recent times, from Trump's attempt to ban it , to its ban on federal government devices , to the banning law passed in the state of Montana . But as relevant as these battles were, none of them reach the magnitude of the current situation.
The only step separating this bill from being actually processed is the signature of US President Joe Biden , who has already revealed his intention to validate this law. This will force TikTok to sell its application to an American company in order to disassociate itself from China.
The US would thus seek to quell its fears over the handling of user information by the social network and its use as a propaganda tool by the Chinese Communist Party at a time of tension between the two countries. For its part, TikTok has repeatedly denied its ties to the Chinese government.