Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban after signing law last year, leaving fate to Trump: official
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President Joe Biden does not want to implement a ban on the popular social media platform TikTok that was supposed to take effect on January 19 due to a law passed last year, the Associated Press reported, citing a US official.
“Our position on this is clear: TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership. It will be the next administration to implement, considering the timing of the implementation on a holiday weekend, one day before the launch,” the council official said in a statement. ABC News.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House on Friday but did not receive a comment in time for publication.
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Biden It was signed last year After Congress passed a massive multi-billion dollar package filled with things like foreign aid and a TikTok-related measure.
of Supreme Court It was decided to give a verdict on the matter.
Trump, the second US president to win the White House in a row, will be sworn in on Monday.
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“While President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to save TikTok, there is no better deal maker than Donald Trump,” Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt said in a statement. Trump tapped Levitt to serve as White House press secretary.
TikTok will not be banned under the law if it is sold to sever ties with Chinese company ByteDance and is not seen as a foreign rival controlled app.
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Trump’s national security adviser, Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., tells a ‘special report’ that the incoming administration will work on a deal to keep the ‘amazing platform’ for Americans while protecting their data.
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Rep. Mike Waltz, who Trump tapped to serve as national security adviser, said in an appearance on “Fox & Friends” that the incoming administration would “take steps to keep TikTok from going dark.” If the agreement is in progress, the law allows the ban to be reversed.
