The White House has formally declared that the incoming Trump administration will be in charge of carrying out the upcoming TikTok ban. This declaration comes after the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously in favor of a federal legislation that requires TikTok’s parent firm, ByteDance, to divest the app or risk being banned beginning January 19, 2025.
The timing of the law’s execution makes it proper for the future administration to act, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stressed.
She stated, “Given the sheer fact of timing, this Administration recognizes that actions to implement the law simply must fall to the next Administration” .
President Joe Biden’s stance has been unambiguous: he thinks Americans should continue to have access to TikTok, but under ownership that
But as his administration passes the torch to Trump, who has already voiced a more positive opinion of TikTok and alluded to possible steps to permit its continuing operation in the United States, the ban will not be enforced.
In light of ongoing national security discussions, Trump’s stance on TikTok has significantly changed from his earlier attempts to outlaw the app during his first term.
