President Biden will not enforce the ban on TikTok, which is scheduled to go into effect the day before he leaves office, U.S. officials said.
The official said Biden, 82, has decided to pass that responsibility to President-elect Donald Trump, leaving enforcement of the law targeting Chinese-owned social media apps to the incoming administration. He said that he suggested.
The law, passed by both houses of Congress and approved by the president last year, forces TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to exit the social media app by January 19 or face a U.S. ban. I will do it.
TikTok, used by more than 170 million Americans each month, reportedly plans to shut down the app on Sunday.
President Trump, who has repeatedly expressed a desire to “save” TikTok, is reportedly considering executive action to delay enforcement of the ban for up to 90 days.
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