“We’ve let the Chinese Communist Party rule over one of the most widely used apps in the United States for years. The top Republican on the Intelligence Committee, Senator Marco Rubio, stated, “That was dangerously shortsighted.”
“The Chinese owner of the app will have to sell it according to a new law. It’s a wise step for America, he continued.
According to TikTok, Byte Dance “is not an agent of China or any other country.”By citing the international investment firms that hold 60% of the company, Byte Dance maintains that it is not a Chinese company.
The BBC was informed by experts that while the measure is “a big deal,” there are a number of obstacles ahead.
Before the program is stopped, legal action may take years, as the procedure is likely to be delayed all the way to the Supreme Court.
An attempt to outlaw TikTok in Montana was thwarted in November by a federal judge in the United States.