We’ve been talking about it for some time but, today more than ever, the definitive ban on TikTok on American soil now seems imminent.
The United States House of RepresentativesIn fact, last Saturday it voted on legislation regarding the Chinese social network. This could become a real law within a few days, paving the way for the sensational (but not unexpected) TikTok ban.
As the site states androidauthority.comthe platform will necessarily have to detach itself from the owner company (i.e ByteDance) within the next few 6-9 months to continue to be accessible in the United States. ByteDance is considered very close to Chinese authoritiessomething that is causing quite a few concerns for the US government.
Despite this, it should be considered that even in the worst possible case the app will not disappear overnight. The American move, in fact, is nothing more than a way to force the owner company to sell TikTok, ensuring that the Chinese government can no longer be connected to the social network.
TikTok ever closer to being banned from the USA: a long process that began in 2020
The first signs of a possible TikTok ban appeared in 2020, in the middle of the presidency Donald Trump.
Despite this, an acceleration of the government’s decision has only been seen in more recent times. In fact, the ByteDance era could now be coming to an end, given that all that is missing is the approval of the Senate and the signature of the president Joe Biden: two steps that are practically obvious.
Those who manage TikTok, for their part, talk about freedom of word trampled. In defense of the social network’s actions, a spokesperson said that ByteDance is at 60% ownership by international investors and how i server used are largely in the United States.
For a spokesperson, among other things, the platform contributes to the US economy with taxes of approximately 24 billion dollars. TikTok can boast in fact 170 million users in the USA, the result of an impressive growth in popularity over recent years.