With TikTok facing an impending ban on Sunday, the social media giant has gained increasing support from influential politicians and businesses as the clock ticks down.
This week, U.S. protesters flocked to the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu to defy the cancelation. Further protests erupted across the U.S. and online, with some users saying that TikTok’s cancelation will leave them without an income.
Yesterday, TikTok’s situation saw some hope as U.S. officials indicated that the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, might have more time to sell its U.S. operations and avoid a ban.
U.S. Representative and Trump’s pick as Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, said, “We will put measures in place to keep TikTok from going dark. Essentially that buys President Trump time to keep TikTok going.”
Support from the incoming administration’s Security Advisor is a significant step forward, considering the ban’s reasoning as a “threat to national security.”
Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer also called for a 90-day extension on the deadline for divestment.
In a White House statement yesterday, an official said, “Given the timing of when it goes into effect over a holiday weekend a day before inauguration, it will be up to the next administration to implement.”
It is unclear if TikTok will remain online without a formal extension. Some sources indicate that the media platform plans to immediately terminate all access from within the U.S. if the ban continues.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
