Tikok under pressure: Trump demands drastic sale until midnight!

Tikok under pressure: Trump demands drastic sale until midnight!

Krone AT, Österreich - The tensions between the USA and China reach a new highlight in connection with the popular TIITOK social media platform. The US government accuses the app of being a spy tool China. President Donald Trump then took measures and calls for the sale of Tiktok to an American operator. The deadline for this sale ends on Saturday at 00:00 US East Coast period, which corresponds to 6 a.m. CET, and Trump speaks of an upcoming solution in which several investors are involved. According to Krone Vice President JD Vance will announce that Trump will make the regulation known before the deadline.

A sale could also be embedded in a more comprehensive agreement via US tariffs to Chinese imports. Trump has announced new tariffs against China of 34 percent, which are due to come into force next Wednesday. The establishment of an independent Tikok company by previous investors could be a way to take over the platform. Oracle and Blackstone are traded as possible buyers, and TikTok activities in the USA are already located on Oracle servers. Other interested parties are Frank McCourt, the Ki Startup Perplexity and the Youtuber Mrbeast, while Amazon also expressed interest.

sales talks and user numbers

The news about TikKok is not new, because the app recently disappeared offline and from various app stores. The draft law, which regulates the sale of Tikkok, came into force on January 19, one day before Trump took office. So far, Tiktok has vigorously contested the allegations of spying by the parent company bytedance. Despite the controversy, the platform worldwide has over a billion users, more than 170 million in the United States alone.

The discussions about Tikok and his future raise questions about the role of the EU in the global technology and trade landscape, especially with regard to foreign direct investments and the regulation of artificial intelligence. The ongoing American-Chinese conflict has far-reaching consequences that include both economic and security policy dimensions.