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Washington DC – Donald Trumpare repeated support for Tiktok has led to speculation about potential solutions to prevent the app’s imminent ban in the United States, although the road forward remains unclear.
Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point’s annual American party 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday. © Josh Edelson / AFP
“We had to keep this sucker for a little while,” Trump told supporters on Sunday, just a few days after meeting Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Florida.
Trump, who credits the very popular platform by delivering him a large young user base, opposes TikTok partly because he believes it would primarily benefit Meta, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company behind Instagram and Facebook.
The situation is complex, according to the University of Richmond School of Law Professor Carl Tobias, given the various potential solutions and Trump’s unpredictable nature.
Congress adopted overwhelming legislation, signed by president Joe Biden In April, it would block TikTok from US app stores and web hosting services unless Beijing-based Bytdance sells its share by January 19.
US officials and legislators became careful with the potential of Chinese the government to influence the prey dance or access the data from Tiktok’s US users.
Even with Trump’s crucial election victory and incoming Republican led Congress, the president’s election acquires and prevents the ban from facing significant obstacles.
The law rarely enjoyed two -party support in a divided Washington, which made its purely cancellation through a vote in Congress politically unlikely even with Trump’s influence over Republicans.
Supreme Court Can offer the clearest path forward.
Tiktok has appealed the country’s highest court and claims that the law violates the first amendment to freedom of expression.
The Court, which is dominated by Trump-adapted conservatives, will hear the case on January 10, just nine days before the ban comes into force.
This follows a lower appealed court’s unanimous decision to maintain the law in December.
Another possibility, according to Tobias, is that a Trump-led Justice Department can determine that exchange has dealt with the national security problems of the law.
However, such a movement would probably be seen as cave in China by Congress and others.
The final alternative is to reply to sell a non-Chinese buyer, even if the company has consistently refused this opportunity.
With 170 million active users each month would acquire Tiktok’s US operations require significant resources. As president, Trump was able to extend the ban time by 90 days to facilitate a transaction.
