Washington Post: Trump is looking to save TikTok
The American newspaper wrote that Trump is considering issuing an executive order to delay the implementation of the federal law that orders the sale or otherwise of the social network Tik Tok.
According to Isna, US President Joe Biden last year signed a law entitled “Protecting Americans from Applications Controlled by Foreign Enemies” that obliges the Chinese company “Byte Dance”, the owner of the Tik Tok social network. divest its activities in the United States by January 19, 2025. If this company does not comply with this law, the Tik Tok application will be removed from the US application stores and its access to essential infrastructure will be cut off, and its activity in the United States will practically end.
US President-elect Donald Trump is “exploring ways to save Tik Tok,” including the potential issuance of an executive order that would set a 60-90 day deadline for the law to take effect, the Washington Post reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter. and allow further negotiations.
The Tik Tok network has planned to stop serving its 170 million American users next Sunday. Reuters News agency, citing anonymous sources, wrote that the social network will send a message to American users explaining the ban and offering an option to download their data. This may happen while US federal law allows existing users to continue using the app without new downloads.
Meanwhile, the United States Supreme Court has not yet issued a ruling on Tik Tok’s appeal against the implementation of this law. The media has speculated that the justices of this court appear to be willing to prioritize national security concerns over the implications of the ban for free speech in their recent oral arguments.
In the first term of his presidency, Trump tried to ban the use of Tik Tok in the United States on the pretext that it was owned by the Chinese and caused risks to national security. However, during the 2024 presidential election campaign, he changed his opinion about Tik Tok and said: “All those who want to save Tik Tok in America should vote for Trump.” The other party is shutting it down, but now I’m a big star on Tik Tok.”
In December, Trump reportedly met with Tik Tok CEO Xu Ziqiu at his Maralago, Florida residence, signaling a change in his stance on the social network’s ban. According to reports, Trump’s legal team has also suspended the enforcement of the Tik Tok ban from the US Supreme Court to allow more time to pursue a political solution.
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