American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)Quoting relevant statements from US government officials, alleging that the Biden administration will not enforce the original January 1TikTok ban, but is ready to be handed over to the Trump administration team that is about to take over.
However, it is currently impossible to confirm whether the Trump administration intends to allow TikTok to remain in the US market, or will shut it down in accordance with the ban and restrict access to and downloads of related services.
Prior to this, there were market rumors that ByteDance had considered selling TikTok to Elon Musk to keep the business within the United States, but TikTok later clarified this. Subsequent reports indicated that TikTok might choose to shut down its US service on the evening of January 1th, leaving users to download and retain their previously uploaded content.
At that time, when users in the United States open the TikTok service through the web or app, they may only see a message directing them to the legal explanation that caused TikTok to be banned in the United States. Users can choose to download and keep their own uploaded content, but to use the TikTok service, they can only try to connect to the version provided by other countries and regions.
As for TikTok's office in the United States, it will not be closed and the relevant staff will continue to operate as usual, but it is expected that there may be some adjustments to the business it is responsible for. For example, the original content cooperation with some Internet celebrities may continue, but the content exposure area may shift to outside the United States.
TikTok currently has about 1.7 million users in the United States. As TikTok is about to be banned in the United States, many people have begun to turn to another equally popular Chinese app, REDnote, and expressed their dissatisfaction through #tiktokrefugee.
