Donald Trump says he is working on an agreement with Tiktok: things are with the ban
An American right forces Tiktok’s mother society, bytested, of the Chinese capital, to disinfire on the platform or to face a ban.
Tiktok You may have one or more owners, be prohibited again or simply receive another forgiveness to continue operating in the United States during the following month. There are still doubts about the future of the popular application of short videos after in January an American law that strength Bytedance, The Chinese mother club Tiktok to discharge or face a ban.
After his possession, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, allowed Tiktok A 75 -day extension with an executive order which delayed the application of the law until April 5th. Upon returning to Washington from his house in Florida Sunday, Trump told journalists that an agreement could arrive soon.
He did not offer details on the buyers concernedBut he said the administration was in conversations with “four different groups” on Tiktok. “Many people want it and depend on me,” Trump said aboard the Air Force One. spokesman De Tiktok He refused to comment.
What will happen on April 5?
If Tiktok is not sold to an approved buyer Before April 5, the Original ley What Prohibits him throughout the country would return in force. However, the expiry of the executive order does not seem to be recorded in stone and the president reiterated that it could be extended even more if necessary.
Trump’s order It occurred a few days after the The Supreme Court will unanimously confirmThe federal law that requires disinvestment or prohibition. The day after the sentence, Tiktok It was dark For American users and was online again after Trump promised to paralyze the ban.
Who wants to buy Tiktok?
Even if it is not clear if bytedance Plan to sell Tiktok, in recent months there have been several potential offering potentials. In January, perplexity to the bya presented by a merger proposal that would have combined the Affairs perplexity with Tiktok operations In the United States. Other possible bidders are a consortium organized by the billionaire businessman Frank McCourt, who recently hired the co -founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian as a strategic consultant.
Jesse Tinsleyfounder of the employer of the Pagatore.com company, He claims to have also organized a consortiumwhich includes the CEO of the Roblox video game platform. Trump said in January that Microsoft also had the popular application in the spotlight.
Other interested parties are the former Treasury Treasury of Trump, Steve Mnuchin and Rumble, the popular video site between some conservatives and extreme groups. In a post in X last March, Rumble said he was willing to join a party consortium interested In the purchase of Tiktok and act as a company technological partner.
What could happen later?
Trump said he is looking for the United States government to negotiate a 50% control agreement of Tiktok. However, The administration did not provide the details On what would imply exactly, or what role the United States government could play in the future of the short format video application.
Some possible bidders They presented proposals that would allow the United States to invest or have a participation in the platform. Last month, Trump himself said too I might be part of Tiktok through a new state investment fund. Chinese officials, who should have approved the agreement, seem He softened his position On the question of last year, when Beijing described the impulse to the sale as an act of “thieves”.
The spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mao No, said in January that commercial operations and acquisitions “They must be determined independently from companies according to market principles. If they are Chinese companies, the laws and regulations of China must be respected, “said Mao.
