Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:53am on 18 Jan 2025,Saturday International
TikTok warned it will shut down in the US on January 19 unless President Joe Biden assures Apple and Google of non-enforcement. This follows the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to uphold a law banning TikTok unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests. The ban affects 170M American users and raises national security concerns. Donald Trump, returning as president, plans to "save" TikTok but hasn't outlined specific actions. ByteDance remains unwilling to sell, while users are shifting to other platforms. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Experts see Beijing leveraging TikTok in the ongoing US-China tensions.
