President-elect Donald Trump announced its intention to delay the ban TikTok In the United States, he issued an order during the inauguration ceremony on Monday, January 20, 2025. The move is aimed at extending the deadline for TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell off its US operations, thereby preventing an outright ban on the app. American territory.
The US Congress had previously passed legislation requiring ByteDance to divest itself of its US operations by January 19, 2025, raising national security concerns over China’s ownership of the app. In response, Donald Trump called on the Supreme Court to suspend the law, saying he wanted to address the situation after taking office.
However, Republican lawmakers say only sales that meet the legal requirements for expropriation can override the ban. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senators Tom Cotton and Pete Ricketts say there is no legal basis to extend the deadline without cutting ties with China.
Separately, concerns have been raised that the First Amendment could be violated if the United States owns a platform like TikTok. Lawmakers say TikTok spreads harmful content and poses a national security threat because of its Chinese ownership.
