An almost certain farewell.. “Tik Tok” is close to being banned in the United States

TikTok warned yesterday evening, Friday, that it “will unfortunately be forced” to stop operating its application in the United States on Sunday, January 19, if Joe Biden’s government does not “guarantee that the law” that bans the platform will not be implemented in the United States unless its Chinese owner agrees to sell it.
On Friday, the US Supreme Court upheld a law banning the TikTok application in the United States, which could lead to 170 million users being deprived of the video sharing application on January 19.
In its decision, the court ruled that the law did not violate free speech rights and that the US government had expressed legitimate national security concerns about the app being owned by a Chinese company.
The justices said: “There is no doubt that TikTok provides more than 170 million Americans with a distinctive and broad outlet for expression, a means of engagement, and a resource for community… but Congress has determined that divesting it is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s collection practices.” Data and its relationship with a foreign adversary.
The US Department of Justice explained that implementing the law will take time.
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling, saying, “The next phase of this effort – implementing the law and ensuring compliance with it after it enters into force on January 19 – will be a process that will take time.”
After the decision was issued, the outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden said that it was up to President-elect Donald Trump to decide whether to implement the law.
“Given the reality of the timing, this administration recognizes that the actions necessary to implement the law should simply fall to the next administration,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
For his part, Trump insisted that the decision to uphold the ban should be respected, but that he “must have time” to decide whether to implement the ruling.
Trump wrote on his platform, Truth Social, “The Supreme Court’s decision was expected, and everyone should respect it. I will make my decision on TikTok in the not-too-distant future, but I should have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!”
Despite the court’s decision, TikTok CEO Chu Chu thanked the president-elect for his “commitment to working with us to find a solution,” and added that Trump “truly understands our platform.”
With this decision, the entry into force of the ban on Sunday remains in effect, even with calls made by responsible legislators for some kind of delay.

The law, which Biden signed immediately, sets a deadline of January 19 for ByteDance, which owns the application, to sell it.
TikTok and ByteDance, as well as human rights associations, say that the law violates the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees the right to freedom of expression.
The social media network has repeatedly denied transferring any information to the Chinese government, and has confirmed that it will reject any request to do so if it is directed to it.