ByteDance guarantees it has no plans to sell TikTok despite US legislation

ByteDançacontrolling company of TikTokassured this Friday that he has “no intention” of selling the platform after U.S approved a bill to force the Chinese company to get rid of the popular app if it doesn’t want it to be banned in the North American country.

“ByteDança “He has no plans to sell TikTok.”informed the company today through its official account on the social network Toutião.

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Earlier this week, TikTok He has already announced that he would challenge this new law in court, which he considers “unconstitutional”.

Furthermore, Byteance Clarified that “nothing is true” about rumors that the company was exploring options to sell TikTok without the algorithm used by the app.

In recent days, the US Senate approved a bill that will oblige the Chinese company ByteDança sell TikTok within nine months if you don’t want the platform to be banned in U.S.

US lawmakers justify their decision by arguing that the platform poses a threat to US national security. U.S due to the possibility of Chinese government access user data.

The intelligence community USA already accused China having used TikTok influence the 2022 midterm elections and warned that it could also try to interfere in this year’s November elections due to its desire to “widen the divisions of American society.”

The measure is accepted by the Senate and supported by the president Joe Bidenwho has already declared several times his intention to sign the law as soon as it reaches his office, and puts TikTok closer than ever to a ban in the United States.

For its part, the Chinese Government has criticized the “repression” against TikTok on the part of USA., ensuring that it is “an intimidation tactic” that will end “turning against” the North American country.

Last March, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce urged U.S to stop the “unjustified exclusion”from companies from other countries, as it will respect “the principles of market economy and fair competition”.

It is worth noting that TikTokas well as western services such as Google, Facebook, X or Instagramits blocked Chinawhere Byteance operates a similar application called Douyin, independent of TikTok.

Source: Elcomercio

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