President Joe Biden recently signed a bill into law, that could ban the social media platform TikTok, from use in the United States. Lawmakers have national security concerns due to the Chinese ownership of TikTok.
The new law requires TikTok’s current owners to divest their ownership over the next 9 months. If Chinese owners do not divest their ownership, the new law could lead to a nationwide ban of TikTok in the United States.
In an in-studio interview, attorney Barry Covert spoke with WGRZ anchor Maryalice Demler, to provide legal analysis on the new TikTok law. Click the video below to watch their full conversation, which includes:
-analysis of the new TikTok law;
-national security concerns TikTok poses to the United States;
-the chance of litigation that will challenge the law;
-the projected timing of the potential TikTok ban in the U.S.; and
-what will come next as a result of this law.
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