TikTok CEO thanks Trump for push to maintain app out there in US as ban looms


(Reuters) – TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew mentioned on Friday he needs to thank U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for his dedication to work with the corporate and discover a resolution that retains the app out there in america.

The corporate has till Sunday, Jan. 19, to chop ties with its China-based father or mother ByteDance or shut down its U.S. operation to resolve issues it posed a risk to nationwide safety.

Supreme Courtroom justices upheld a ban on Friday in a unanimous choice and a White Home assertion advised Biden wouldn’t take any motion to avoid wasting TikTok earlier than the deadline.

Trump mentioned on Friday the choice on the way forward for the TikTok app might be as much as him, however didn’t present any element about what steps he would take. Media experiences have mentioned that he was contemplating an government order that might droop the enforcement of the TikTok sale-or-ban regulation for 60 to 90 days.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Trump additionally mentioned he and Chinese language President Xi Jinping mentioned points together with TikTok in a telephone name on Friday.

Chew plans to attend the U.S. presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 and sit amongst high-profile friends invited by Trump, a supply instructed Reuters.

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