The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
Despite its repeated denials of any transmission of data to the Chinese government, TikTok found itself with its back against the wall. The social network then turned to the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, which agreed in mid-December to study the constitutionality of this law.
Donald Trump's surprising position
But that was without counting on the intervention of Donald Trump in person. The future tenant of the White House, initially opposed to TikTok, has since revised his position. It must be said that the application allowed him to reach a young audience during his campaign. Trump even recently said he had a “soft spot” for her.
In a letter to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump's lawyers explain that the “unfortunate timing” of the law's entry into force, the day before his inauguration, hampers his ability to negotiate a solution that “protects both the national security and safeguards a platform popular with 170 million Americans.” Hence his call to suspend the process.
What solution for TikTok?
Several scenarios are on the table if the law is maintained. The most likely would be that ByteDance would resell its shares in TikTok to non-Chinese investors, even if the company has so far rejected this option. A buyout that could be very expensive given the app's enormous American user base.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
Despite its repeated denials of any transmission of data to the Chinese government, TikTok found itself with its back against the wall. The social network then turned to the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, which agreed in mid-December to study the constitutionality of this law.
Donald Trump's surprising position
But that was without counting on the intervention of Donald Trump in person. The future tenant of the White House, initially opposed to TikTok, has since revised his position. It must be said that the application allowed him to reach a young audience during his campaign. Trump even recently said he had a “soft spot” for her.
In a letter to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump's lawyers explain that the “unfortunate timing” of the law's entry into force, the day before his inauguration, hampers his ability to negotiate a solution that “protects both the national security and safeguards a platform popular with 170 million Americans.” Hence his call to suspend the process.
What solution for TikTok?
Several scenarios are on the table if the law is maintained. The most likely would be that ByteDance would resell its shares in TikTok to non-Chinese investors, even if the company has so far rejected this option. A buyout that could be very expensive given the app's enormous American user base.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
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Despite its repeated denials of any transmission of data to the Chinese government, TikTok found itself with its back against the wall. The social network then turned to the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, which agreed in mid-December to study the constitutionality of this law.
Donald Trump's surprising position
But that was without counting on the intervention of Donald Trump in person. The future tenant of the White House, initially opposed to TikTok, has since revised his position. It must be said that the application allowed him to reach a young audience during his campaign. Trump even recently said he had a “soft spot” for her.
In a letter to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump's lawyers explain that the “unfortunate timing” of the law's entry into force, the day before his inauguration, hampers his ability to negotiate a solution that “protects both the national security and safeguards a platform popular with 170 million Americans.” Hence his call to suspend the process.
What solution for TikTok?
Several scenarios are on the table if the law is maintained. The most likely would be that ByteDance would resell its shares in TikTok to non-Chinese investors, even if the company has so far rejected this option. A buyout that could be very expensive given the app's enormous American user base.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
Despite its repeated denials of any transmission of data to the Chinese government, TikTok found itself with its back against the wall. The social network then turned to the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, which agreed in mid-December to study the constitutionality of this law.
Donald Trump's surprising position
But that was without counting on the intervention of Donald Trump in person. The future tenant of the White House, initially opposed to TikTok, has since revised his position. It must be said that the application allowed him to reach a young audience during his campaign. Trump even recently said he had a “soft spot” for her.
In a letter to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump's lawyers explain that the “unfortunate timing” of the law's entry into force, the day before his inauguration, hampers his ability to negotiate a solution that “protects both the national security and safeguards a platform popular with 170 million Americans.” Hence his call to suspend the process.
What solution for TikTok?
Several scenarios are on the table if the law is maintained. The most likely would be that ByteDance would resell its shares in TikTok to non-Chinese investors, even if the company has so far rejected this option. A buyout that could be very expensive given the app's enormous American user base.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
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Twist in the TikTok soap opera in the United States: Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to suspend the law threatening the ban app. The president-elect wants to resolve the problem once he gets to the White House. What future for the favorite social network of American teenagers?
This is a new twist in the suspense series surrounding the future of TikTok in the United States. While the very popular short video application is threatened with an imminent ban on American soil, Donald Trump has just asked the Supreme Court to suspend the law which targets it. The president-elect, who will take office on January 20, wants to give himself time to negotiate a solution once he returns to the White House.
TikTok in the sights of the American Congress
Last April, the American Congress passed a law forcing ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to sell its American activities before January 19, 2021, under penalty of seeing the application purely and simply banned in the United States. At issue: fears of espionage and manipulation of TikTok's 170 million American users by the Chinese authorities.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
Despite its repeated denials of any transmission of data to the Chinese government, TikTok found itself with its back against the wall. The social network then turned to the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, which agreed in mid-December to study the constitutionality of this law.
Donald Trump's surprising position
But that was without counting on the intervention of Donald Trump in person. The future tenant of the White House, initially opposed to TikTok, has since revised his position. It must be said that the application allowed him to reach a young audience during his campaign. Trump even recently said he had a “soft spot” for her.
In a letter to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump's lawyers explain that the “unfortunate timing” of the law's entry into force, the day before his inauguration, hampers his ability to negotiate a solution that “protects both the national security and safeguards a platform popular with 170 million Americans.” Hence his call to suspend the process.
What solution for TikTok?
Several scenarios are on the table if the law is maintained. The most likely would be that ByteDance would resell its shares in TikTok to non-Chinese investors, even if the company has so far rejected this option. A buyout that could be very expensive given the app's enormous American user base.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
Despite its repeated denials of any transmission of data to the Chinese government, TikTok found itself with its back against the wall. The social network then turned to the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, which agreed in mid-December to study the constitutionality of this law.
Donald Trump's surprising position
But that was without counting on the intervention of Donald Trump in person. The future tenant of the White House, initially opposed to TikTok, has since revised his position. It must be said that the application allowed him to reach a young audience during his campaign. Trump even recently said he had a “soft spot” for her.
In a letter to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump's lawyers explain that the “unfortunate timing” of the law's entry into force, the day before his inauguration, hampers his ability to negotiate a solution that “protects both the national security and safeguards a platform popular with 170 million Americans.” Hence his call to suspend the process.
What solution for TikTok?
Several scenarios are on the table if the law is maintained. The most likely would be that ByteDance would resell its shares in TikTok to non-Chinese investors, even if the company has so far rejected this option. A buyout that could be very expensive given the app's enormous American user base.
The stakes are high for TikTok, which generates a significant part of its turnover in the United States. But also for its millions of young American users who could be deprived of their favorite social network. Especially since the platform has become a real social phenomenon, launching challenges and propelling unknown people to the rank of stars.
A political and economic battle
Beyond the TikTok case, this affair illustrates the strong tensions between the United States and China in the technological field. Washington regularly accuses Beijing of using Chinese tech companies for espionage purposes, which China denies. This battle for influence is also playing out on the economic front, with the two superpowers seeking to establish themselves as world digital leaders.
TikTok is caught in this geopolitical standoff that overwhelms it. Its fate is more than ever dependent on political decisions at the highest level.
Analyzes an expert in the tech sector who requested anonymity.
By asking to suspend the law targeting TikTok at the last minute, Donald Trump is therefore relaunching speculation and suspense. Some see it as a Trojan horse to obtain concessions from China on other issues. Others have a desire to spare their young and connected electorate. One thing is certain: the American future of TikTok is more than ever in the hands of the future president.
The ball is now in the court of the Supreme Court, which must rule in the coming days. If she agrees with Donald Trump, the horizon could brighten for TikTok. Otherwise, the application will have to quickly find a solution to escape the ban that threatens it. The countdown is on.
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