TikTok: April 5th is coming, will TikTok be banned from America?

TikTok is once again in the news. The last date for the popular short video platform in the US is near. TikTok's parent company Bytedance has to sell its operations in the US by April 5. The current US President Donald Trump extended this deadline in January. Former President Joe Biden wanted to remove TikTok from the US long ago, but Trump's order gave TikTok a chance to operate for a few more days. Now it seems that what Trump wanted has not happened. If TikTok does not sell its business in the US, it will have to shut down its services in the US.

17 crore US users will be affected

According to a CNN report, if no major development is seen before this Saturday, Bytedance will face a ban in the US. This will affect 17 crore US users who are using TikTok. For many American citizens, it is a source of entertainment and for many, it is also a means of earning. The good thing is that many American companies have shown interest in buying TikTok, but no deal has been done yet. President Trump himself has expressed his desire to save TikTok in America, but everything has to be done before April 5.

Why is TikTok in trouble in America?

Last year a law was passed in America, according to which TikTok's parent company will have to sell its business in America. This was a long-standing demand of American lawmakers. They said that TikTok is a threat to America's national security. There was a fear that the Chinese company could tamper with the data of American users. After this, a law was made and ByteDance was asked to sell its business in America.

TikTok has faced a 14-hour ban.

In January, TikTok had to face a 14-hour ban in America. This happened because even then no deal could be done on selling TikTok's American business. However, the newly elected President Trump then gave ByteDance a chance and restored access for American users and the company was given time till April 5.

Who can buy TikTok in America?
If TikTok's American business is sold, then America has many buyers. Many companies and people want to buy it. CNN has written the name of billionaire Frank McCourt in its report. Apart from him, the name of investor Kevin O'Leary, who has appeared in Shark Tank, is also mentioned. Arvind Srinivas, who hails from India and is the CEO of AI firm Perplexity, is also in the race. Elon Musk is also one of the contenders.

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