Trump will meet with the CEO of TikTok as the ban deadline approaches

The US wants TikTok sold or banned over alleged ties between ByteDance and the Chinese state, something both TikTok and ByteDance have always denied.

The bill that introduced the law said it was intended to “protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by programs controlled by a foreign enemy.”

Trump opposes the ban, despite supporting one in his first term, partly on the grounds that it could help Facebook, which he blames for helping him lose the 2020 election.

However, Trump’s second term will not begin until his inauguration on January 20, the day after the statutory deadline.

In its petition to the Supreme Court on Monday, TikTok asked for a “modest delay” in implementing the “breathing room” ban for the Court’s review and to allow the incoming administration to “assess the matter.” .

He described TikTok as “one of the most important speech platforms” in the US and said the ban would cause “immediate irreparable harm” to the company and its users.

Earlier this month, the company had an offer the repealed ban was denied by a federal appeals court found the law to be “the culmination of extensive, bipartisan action by Congress and successive presidents.”