Biden demands ByteDance sell TikTok to an American firm or it will be banned in the US

The president of United States, Joe Bidenhas presented a bill that demands ByteDancethe parent company of TikTok, sell the popular social network to an American firm or face a prohibition national.

The administration established an initial deadline of nine months to complete the salewith the possibility of extending it up to one year if a 90-day extension is signed.

In response, TikTok has announced that it will challenge the measure in court, calling it unconstitutional.

The CEO of TikTokShou Zi Chew, expressed his disappointment in a video, reaffirming the company's commitment to fighting this decision.

Despite the position of Bidenhis campaign team revealed that they will continue to use TikTok to expand their electoral reach ahead of the next US elections in November.

TikTok and other Biden proposals for the world

Furthermore, Biden's project not only focuses on TikTokbut also addresses international aid to countries such as Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

An allocation of approximately 60 billion dollars is expected in help for ukraine26 billion for Israel and 8 billion for Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region.

This announcement resolves six months of political wrangling on Capitol Hill over U.S. foreign aid.

Why don't they want TikTok in the United States?

The bill comes after more than four years of debates in Congress over the national security risks which supposedly represents TikTok.

Although the House of Representatives passed a measure to force TikTok to sell its US assets, it ran into obstacles in the Senate.

However, the new project extends the deadline for finding a buyer to a total of one year, giving TikTok more time to comply with the legislation.

This effort intensifies at a time when more politicians are adopting the platform for the 2024 election campaign, even though the Biden administration and campaign had initially avoided creating accounts on the app.

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