Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban after signing law last year, leaving fate to Trump: official
Kevin O’Leary, president of O’Leary Ventures, reflects on the latest developments regarding the California wildfires, the potential sale of TikTok, and his recent meeting with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
President Joe Biden will not seek to enforce the ban on the public social media platform TikTok it will take effect on January 19 due to legislation passed last year, the Associated Press reported, citing a US official.
“Our position on this matter is clear. “TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership. Given the timing that will take effect over the holiday weekend, the next administration will have to implement,” White said in a statement ABC News.
Biden signed last year after Congress passed a massive multibillion-dollar package filled with things like foreign aid and a TikTok-related measure.
TIKTOK IS GOING TO STOP IN US ON SUNDAY.
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It The Supreme Court has ruled on Friday, deciding to lift the ban.
“There’s no doubt that for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, a means of engagement, and a source of community. But Congress has determined that divestment is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns.” Regarding TikTok’s Data Collection Practices and Relationship with a Foreign Adversary For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate Plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights,” the Supreme Court ruled.
Trump, the second US president to hold non-consecutive White House victories, will be sworn in on Monday, which is also a federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., although King’s birthday was in January. 15.
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“President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to save Tik Tok, and there is no better deal maker than Donald Trump,” Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said in a statement. Trump has tapped Levitt to serve as White House press secretary.
If TikTok is sold in a way that cuts ties with Chinese company ByteDance and is no longer seen as an app controlled by a foreign adversary, it will no longer be subject to the law’s ban.
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Rep. Mike Waltz, Trump’s National Security Adviser-elect, Rt.
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U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz, whom Trump has chosen as his national security adviser, said during a speech on “Fox & Friends” that the incoming administration will “take measures to keep TikTok from going dark,” noting: that the legislation allows to push back the ban if the transaction is in progress.
“The administration, like the rest of the country, has been awaiting the recent US Supreme Court ruling on TikTok,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
“President Biden’s position on TikTok has been clear for months, including after Congress sent an overwhelmingly bipartisan bill to the president’s desk: “Given the significant fact of time when Congress drafted this law, this administration recognizes that enforcement actions will simply have to follow the Administration that takes office on Monday,” added Jean-Pierre.
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