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TikTok Ban: Biden Administration Says It’s up to Trump to Figure Out Next Steps
President Biden is punting the issue of the U.S. government's enforcement of the TikTok ban to President-elect Donald Trump.
President Biden, on the eve of leaving office, is punting the issue of the U.S. government’s enforcement of the law requiring TikTok ‘s Chinese parent to sell its stake in the app or face a nationwide ban to President-elect Donald Trump. In an amicus filing last month, Trump requested that the Supreme Court suspend the law from going into effect on Jan. 19 to allow his administration to pursue a “negotiated resolution that could prevent a nationwide shutdown of TikTok, thus preserving the First Amendment rights of tens of millions of Americans, while also addressing the government’s national security concerns.” During his first term, Trump unsuccessfully sought to force a TikTok sale to U.S.-based parties, also over national security fears.
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