After the US Congress voted in favor of the bill to shut down TikTok, President Joe Biden put his stamp on it by signing the final decision that will ban the use of TikTok across the US.
US officials have raised their concerns about the app since 2020, so they decided to force ByteDance, the app's owners, to find a new owner within 270 days, or they will no longer have any way to access it within the United States. United.
Technically, no new user will be able to download the app within US borders, and no host (internet line) will allow its use by the current owners.
TikTok officials have threatened to take legal action for defying the law. In a video published by the founder of the application, it is stated that people can stay calm, as no one will leave. "We will fight in court", he says among other things, expressing the certainty that nothing will happen. If the issue is not resolved, by mid-January, TikTok will no longer be used in the US by more than 170 million users.
In recent months, the alarm has often been raised about the popularity of this application, as well as the fact that it can eavesdrop on people. US officials suspect that TikTok is linked to China and shares information about its users with Beijing, although spokespersons for TikTok have often denied the allegation.
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