Trump and TikTok: A Controversial Dispute from the Beginning to the Present
Rokna Political Desk: Following the Biden administration’s decision to transfer ownership of TikTok to American companies, Donald Trump has extended the final deadline for the implementation of this law until September 16—a contentious dispute between U.S. politics and a popular Chinese social network.
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, stated that if necessary, the deadline for the sale of TikTok’s assets in the U.S. by its Chinese owner could be extended.
According to Rokna, citing Reuters, under a law passed last year by the Biden administration, the Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, must transfer its ownership to an American consortium in order to continue operating within the United States.
He made these remarks on Friday, shortly after the White House launched its official account on TikTok.
Trump, who attributes part of his success in the presidential elections to TikTok, most recently extended the deadline for enforcing this law until September 16.
Trump said that American buyers are interested in acquiring this online platform but did not mention the name of any company or individual.
He downplayed the concerns of the two main U.S. political parties regarding the risks to privacy and national security posed by TikTok, calling them highly exaggerated.
The law enacted by the Biden administration obliges ByteDance to transfer TikTok’s ownership in the United States to an American entity, and if this issue is not resolved, the application will be banned in the country.
Thus far, Trump has postponed the enforcement of this law several times, despite opposition from members of Congress, in order to allow time for a suitable buyer for TikTok to be found.
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