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Tictok to “get dark” on Sunday when Trump and potential buyers chims in
Tiktok says it will “get dark” in the United States on Sunday and threaten access to the app for 170 million users, unless the government enters the last minute.
Los Angeles, California – Tiktok says it will “get dark” in the United States on Sunday and threaten access to the app for 170 million users, unless the government enters the last minute.
Tiktok will “get dark” on Sunday unless the US government guarantees that it will not enforce a law that requires a ban on the platform. © Reutants
After months of legal tensile, US Supreme Court on Friday maintained a law It would prohibit the platform in the name “national security” unless its Chinese owner reaches an 11-hour agreement to sell it to non-Chinese buyers on Sunday.
Just months after having overwhelming support for the law, legislators and officials were now Fretting on the ban, with all eyes on whether presidential election Donald Trump can turn in and find a way to save the app.
From teenage dancers to grandmothers who share cooking tips, TikTok has been embraced for their ability to turn ordinary users into global celebrities when a video goes viral.
It is also appreciated by Trump, who has credited the app by connecting him to younger voters and contributing to his election victory in November.
Trump Discussed TikTok with Chinese President Xi Jinping On Friday and said he would need more time to find a solution.
“My decision on TikTok will be made in a not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay up to date!” Trump said in a social media post.
Late Friday, however, TikTok said that its US services would “become dark” unless the bid administration “immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers that insure non-enforcement” of the law that requires the platform’s prohibition.
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On Friday, the US Supreme Court maintained a law adopted by Congress that requires the platform’s Chinese owner to sell the platform. © Reutants
The administration of outgoing President Joe Biden, who leaves his office on Monday, has said it will leave the case to Trump’s incoming government.
After the court’s defeat, Tiktok’s CEO Shou Chew appealed to Trump and thanked him for his “commitment to work with us to find a solution.”
The Republican “really understands our platform,” he added.
Tiktok has lobby to counteract the law’s implementation, with Chew who will participate in Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
The law requires Apple and Google to remove Tiktok from their app stores and block new downloads. Companies can receive penalties of up to $ 5,000 per user who can access the app.
Oracle, which hosts Tiktok’s servers, would also be under legal obligation to execute the ban.
The law allows a 90-day delay if the White House can show progress towards a viable business, but the Tiktok owner’s prey dance has completely refused any sales.
TikTok ban can be “presidential”
Frank McCourt, the former Los Angeles Dodgers owner, has made an offer to buy Tiktok’s US activity and said he is “ready to work with the company and President Trump to complete a business.”
Canadian investor Kevin O’Leary, who is involved in that offer, told Fox News that Bythadance was offered $ 20 billion for Tiktok’s US operations.
He acknowledged the legal uncertainty about the case, with an open question about an executive order from Trump to stop the ban would violate the law.
“Congress wrote this law to be practically presidential,” ADAM Kovacevich, CEO of the Industry Trade Group Chamber, warned.
Sarah Kreps, professor of government and law at Cornell University, said: “If an executive order is contrary to an existing law, the law takes precedence and the decision can be affected by the courts.”
