La popular red social instrument Its future seems to be sealed in North American power. Bytedancewho owns the company tiktokHe appealed against that government order Force the company to sell the app to a company not based in China Before 19 January. If not fulfilled, the platform will be Completely banned in the US.
The company argues that the law unfairly affects TikTok and it alone Violates the American First Amendmentwhich protects the right of citizens of the country to freedom of expression. ByteDance also clarifies that the sale of the platform Impossible, since This will be way out Blocked immediately in your country.
This request has been denied by three judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who justified their decision by explaining that the order was “carefully crafted to address the control of a single foreign counterparty.” They assured The law in no way infringes on the right to freedom of expression Americans
In fact, they added that “the government acted unilaterally Protect that freedom from foreign enemy nations and limit adversaries’ ability to collect information on people in the United States.”
It seems that last hope The irony of TikTok is, Donald Trump. Although Trump approved legislation that would have forced the sale of the application during his first presidency, the politician changed his position earlier this year, when he promised to preserve TikTok during his presidential campaign.
nevertheless, It is unlikely that Trump will be able to stop the processAs he will assume the presidency on January 20, 2025, one day after the deadline for ByteDance to complete the application sale.
It remains to be seen whether the new president will advocate lifting the ban.
Through: The New York Times
