Senators urge Biden to extend ByteDance's deadline to sell assets of TikTok
The Straits Times|December 21, 2024
Democratic Senator Ed Markey and Republican Senator Rand Paul on Dec 19 urged US President Joe Biden to extend by 90 days a Jan 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the US assets of its short video app TikTok or face a ban.

Democratic Senator Ed Markey and Republican Senator Rand Paul on Dec 19 urged US President Joe Biden to extend by 90 days a Jan 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the US assets of its short video app TikTok or face a ban.

The US Supreme Court said on Dec 18 that it will consider the legal challenge of TikTok and ByteDance, seeking an injunction to halt the looming ban or sale, and will hold arguments on the matter on Jan 10.

"Given the law's uncertain future and its consequences for free expression, we urge you to trigger the 90-day extension before Jan 19," the senators wrote to Mr. Biden.

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