After listening to the arguments in September, the federal appeals court docket in Washington unanimously dominated to uphold the regulation signed in April that forces the app to both minimize ties with its China-based guardian firm (ByteDance) or be banned.
Regardless of TikTok being that a lot nearer to a ban, we stand by our prediction that TikTok won’t get banned or divest within the US in 2025.
Why not? ByteDance is certain to attraction right this moment’s ruling to the Supreme Court docket; a brand new administration takes the helm within the US in January; and the regulation has a 90-day extension clause. However outdoors of the delay tactic, TikTok’s significance to a thriving creator economic system is far-reaching. Banning TikTok creates a Meta monopoly.
As a recap, right here’s a glance again at a few of our previous weblog posts about TikTok from earlier this yr:
At present’s TikTok Enchantment Stress-Assessments The First Modification [READ]
Predictions 2025: The Media Trade Resolves 2024’s Unruly Unknowns [READ]
TikTok’s Affect On Younger Voters Makes It A Menace To US Democracy And An Asset To Entrepreneurs [READ]
Banning TikTok Creates A Meta Monopoly [READ]
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