TIKTOK before the out: Trump's last chance for the popular app!

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Vienna, Österreich - A dramatic power struggle for Tikkok takes on forms, while the watch ticks for the popular video app in the USA. The Chinese government prefers that Tikkok remains by control by the parent company bytedance, but the time is pushing. The US Supreme Court has signaled that it is ready to support a law that could force the sale or even the ban on the app for the 170 million American users by January 19. This date is crucial, because if there is a ban, new downloads in the app stores from Apple and Google would no longer be possible, and existing users could only use the platform to a limited extent, such as tagesschau.de reported.

In the middle of these turbulent developments, Donald Trump, who will soon be sworn as President, asked the Supreme Court to suspend the law. He argues that negotiations could find a solution to the security concerns of the US government. The resistance of Tikkok in court has so far been largely unsuccessful, but on January 10, a hearing will take place in which the topic of freedom of speech is to be dealt with in the context of the required change of ownership. So far, Tiktok has not considered a sale, which makes the Situation even more complicated. In theory, President Joe Biden could extend the deadline for another three months, should there be progress in sales negotiations, such as vienna.at reported.

an algorithm under fire

The risk of receiving China may have access to the data of American citizens is the focus of the political debates. The app has more than 170 million users in the United States and is seen by US politicians as a potential risk. Tiktok emphasizes that bytedance is almost 60 percent owned by Western investors and is therefore not exclusively under Chinese control. But the US legislators are skeptical because the founder of bytedance has a dominant position due to higher voting rights. In addition, the efforts of the Chinese government, a sale of the central algorithm, which determines the user experience, seem to block the pressure on Tiktok.

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