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ByteDance, the company behindTikTok, is running out of options toavoid the coming banin the United States.
We urge TikTok to immediately execute a qualified divestiture," the representatives wrote.
In the same letter, Moolenaar and Krishnamoorthi also urged TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to sell the app.
We urge TikTok to immediately execute a qualified divestiture," they wrote.
The company attempted to pause the ban as it plans to appeal it before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has not yet, and may not, grabbed the case.
With lower courts rejecting ByteDance’s attempts to change or delay the ban, the deadline is quickly approaching.
How did we get here and what’s next?
Over 170 million Americans use the app, many several generations younger than the lawmakers banning it.
The “anti-TikTok” bill was signed into law in April of 2024 by President Joe Biden.
That bill set a deadline of January 19, 2025, for the ban to start.
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has tried multiple ways to delay or stop the ban.
However, U.S. courts have repeatedly rejected ByteDance’s attempts.
TikTok lifelines, including Trump?
TikTok does have a pair of lifelines that may prevent or reverse the ban.
As mentioned, ByteDance is attempting to get the Supreme Court to hear a case against the ban.
Trump claimed that he won the youth vote and that TikTok may have been helpful in that regard.
“We’ll take a look at TikTok,” he said.
TikTok may not be front-of-mind for the new POTUS.
However, it is still a slim lifeline that could keep the app alive.
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