A law that could ban TikTok passed both chambers of Congress and received President Joe Biden’s signature on Wednesday, April 24. While a TikTok ban in the U.S. is a potential consequence of the law, an actual ban could be years away in the case that TikTok refuses to comply with the rules.
The law gives TikTok 9-12 months to cut ties with its parent company ByteDance, a Chinese company. The law aims to dissolve TikTok’s ties to America’s greatest adversary, largely over national security concerns.
It’s not just lawmakers in favor of the law either. A CNBC poll found nearly half of Americans also want to see TikTok cut off from China’s reach.
While Americans are worried about losing access to the app that many receive income from, TikTok has a lot to lose out of the deal too. The U.S. is TikTok’s top customer and other countries don’t even come close.
If ByteDance does refuse to sell its stake in TikTok, a TikTok ban is still likely years away, if at all.
TikTok has promised to challenge the law in court, claiming it would infringe on Americans’ rights to free speech. A lengthy legal battle could follow.
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