SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday, April 25, 2024 – TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, has vowed to fight a recently signed US law that could force its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a ban within nine months. 1
The company is calling the legislation “unconstitutional” and plans to challenge it in court.
The law, signed by President Biden on April 24th, 2024, stems from long-standing concerns about potential security risks associated with TikTok collecting user data, particularly from US users.
The US government has expressed worries that the Chinese government could access this information.
TikTok has consistently denied these claims, asserting that user data is stored outside of China and is subject to strong security measures.
The company argues that the ban is politically motivated and unfairly targets them.
The legal battle between TikTok and the US government is likely to be lengthy and complex. The outcome could have significant implications for the future of TikTok in the US and US-China relations in the tech sector.
- ca.news.yahoo.com: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-senate-approves-potential-tiktok-015205038.html[↩]
