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TikTok CEO Thanks Trump for Commitment to Keep App Available in U.S. Amid ByteDance Divestment Deadline

Jan 17, 2025, 06:43 PM

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has publicly thanked President-elect Donald Trump for his commitment to working with the company to find a solution that would keep TikTok available in the United States. This statement follows the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a law that threatens to ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its stake by January 19. Chew emphasized Trump's understanding of the platform, noting the president-elect's use of TikTok to express his own thoughts and perspectives, which has garnered over 60 billion views. Trump has indicated that he will make a decision on TikTok's future in the near future, but has not specified what actions he might take.