US Law Requires TikTok Sale or Face Ban: What Does This Mean for ByteDance and User Data?
The US government is threatening to ban TikTok, a popular social media app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, due to national security concerns.
President Joe Biden has signed a law that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok's US operations within 270 days or face a ban.
The legislation is part of a foreign aid package and sets the stage for a potential sale or ban of the app in the US.
If ByteDance fails to comply, TikTok may be banned from operating in the US.
It remains to be seen if other countries will follow suit and take similar actions against TikTok.
The US is considering a ban on the popular social media app TikTok due to concerns that Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, could be forced to hand over user data to the Chinese government under Chinese national security laws.
The deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company is approaching, and if a deal is not reached, TikTok could be banned nationwide by blocking app stores and web hosts from distributing it.
US authorities, including the FBI, believe ByteDance is controlled by the Chinese government and that the app's algorithm could be used for influence and espionage.
If Donald Trump wins the election, he could decide whether to extend the deadline for a sale.
TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before Congress that ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is not an agent of China or any other country, and denies any attempts by the Chinese government to access US user data.
TikTok maintains that they would reject any such request.
The legislation is part of a foreign aid package and sets the stage for a potential sale or ban of the app in the US.
If ByteDance fails to comply, TikTok may be banned from operating in the US.
It remains to be seen if other countries will follow suit and take similar actions against TikTok.
The US is considering a ban on the popular social media app TikTok due to concerns that Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, could be forced to hand over user data to the Chinese government under Chinese national security laws.
The deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company is approaching, and if a deal is not reached, TikTok could be banned nationwide by blocking app stores and web hosts from distributing it.
US authorities, including the FBI, believe ByteDance is controlled by the Chinese government and that the app's algorithm could be used for influence and espionage.
If Donald Trump wins the election, he could decide whether to extend the deadline for a sale.
TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before Congress that ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is not an agent of China or any other country, and denies any attempts by the Chinese government to access US user data.
TikTok maintains that they would reject any such request.
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