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Trump Requests Supreme Court to Halt Law Banning TikTok

Trump Requests Supreme Court to Halt Law Banning TikTok

The President-elect of the United States seeks more 'breathing space to address these issues' and achieve a 'political resolution'

T. Nieva

Sábado, 28 de diciembre 2024, 00:55

President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, submitted a brief on Friday urging the Supreme Court to suspend a law that would ban TikTok the day before his inauguration on January 20, unless it is sold by its Chinese owner, ByteDance. "In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider suspending the legal deadline to provide more breathing space to address these issues," Trump's legal team wrote, to give him "the opportunity to pursue a political resolution."

Trump fiercely opposed TikTok during his first term (2017-2021) and unsuccessfully attempted to ban the video platform on national security grounds. The Republican expressed concerns, echoed by his political rivals, that the Chinese government could access American TikTok users' data or manipulate what they see on the social network. U.S. officials also voiced alarm over the platform's popularity among young people, alleging that its parent company serves Beijing and that the app is used to spread propaganda. Both ByteDance and the Chinese government have denied these allegations.

Trump demanded that an American company purchase TikTok and that the government be involved in the sale price. His successor, Democrat Joe Biden, went further by signing a law to ban the app for the same reasons. However, the magnate has now reversed his stance. "On second thought, I am in favour of TikTok because competition is needed," he recently told Bloomberg.

In the submitted brief, Trump's lawyer made it clear that the President-elect was not taking a position on the legal merits of the current case. "Instead, he respectfully requests that the court consider suspending the deadline for divestment on January 19, 2025, while considering the merits of this case, thus allowing the incoming Trump Administration the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the disputed issues in the case," wrote lawyer John Sauer.

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