"Unfortunately, TikTok will be forced to close on January 19," that is, tomorrow, unless "Joe Biden's government guarantees the non-application of the law." This was announced by the Chinese company. TikTok has been fighting for months against the law adopted last March by the American Congress in the name of national security. A law that the Supreme Court of the United States refused to suspend, sealing the fate of the social network in the country, barring last-minute interventions.
“There is no doubt that for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok provides an important way to express, engage and be part of a community,” the nine senior justices unanimously said. “ But Congress has determined that its divestment was necessary to address substantial national security concerns ,” they noted. The decision by the highest court came just over 36 hours before Congress imposed a deadline on TikTok’s parent company , Chinese conglomerate ByteDance, to sell its subsidiary.
For now, the reassurances of President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on Monday, are not enough. After the Court's decision, he said: "In the end it will be up to me, we will see what I do."
(Online Union)