TikTok parent company says it won’t sell the social media platform
TikTok’s parent company said it won’t sell the social media platform as a United State ban looms.
TikTok and its Chinese parent company filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new American law that would ban the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. unless it’s sold to an approved buyer, saying it unfairly singles out the platform and is an unprecedented attack on free speech.
A newly minted law forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. could be in for an uphill battle in court.
Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute.
TikTok’s parent company said it won’t sell the social media platform as a United State ban looms.
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban.
TikTok is vowing to challenge a potential U.S. ban of its app.
A new bill to ban TikTok could be up for a House vote this week.
The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were laughing, but the words were ominous.
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he will put together an investor group to buy TikTok after the House passed a bill that would ban the popular video app in the U.S. if its China-based owner does not sell its stake.
The House is set to vote on a bipartisan bill to ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owners do not sell the app.