(KTLA) — TikTok CEO Hsu Chu on Friday responded to a Supreme Court decision upholding a law that would require the app to sell its U.S.-based operations to buyers outside China. , responded that they would otherwise face a ban in the United States.
The law would prohibit app stores such as Apple’s App Store and Google Play and cloud service providers such as Oracle from distributing, maintaining, or updating TikTok.
In the video, Chu thanked President-elect Donald Trump for supporting the app, while also hinting at the app’s likely future in this country, teasing that “there’s more to come.” Ta.
Can TikTok survive being banned?
“I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to working with us to find a solution to keep TikTok available in the United States,” Chu said in the video. “This is a strong position in support of the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.”
President Trump also released a statement on Friday about the Supreme Court’s decision, saying in part that the decision was “as expected.”
“The Supreme Court’s decision was expected and everyone must respect it. My decision regarding TikTok will be made in the not-too-distant future, but I have had time to consider the situation. We need it. Stay tuned!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The ban is set to go into effect Sunday and means 170 million Americans could lose access to the platforms they use for entertainment, shopping, news, business marketing and more.
How to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content
There are two days until the ban, but there are many unknowns about how it will play out. TikTok did not confirm for U.S. users on Sunday whether the app would immediately go dark.
Experts recommend users to download their data and save the videos they want to access in the future.
