{"id":125283,"date":"2024-03-31T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=125283"},"modified":"2024-04-04T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:20:02","slug":"will-tiktok-be-banned-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/will-tiktok-be-banned-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Will TikTok Be Banned in the US? A Full Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Will TikTok be banned in the US? Why does the House want a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/us-tiktok-ban\/\">TikTok ban<\/a>? What challenges do potential buyers of the app face?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US House of Representatives recently voted to ban TikTok unless its parent company, Chinese-owned ByteDance, sells its stake in the app. The House cited concerns about China\u2019s access to Americans\u2019 data and its potential to use the app to spread misinformation. A forced sale of TikTok, while plausible, appears unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn why the House wants to ban TikTok, what TikTok&#8217;s options are, and the outlook for the future of the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tiktok-is-fighting-for-its-life\">TikTok Is Fighting for Its Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In mid-March, the US House of Representatives voted to ban the popular video platform TikTok unless its China-based parent company severs ties and sells the app to a non-Chinese entity. But will TikTok actually be banned in the US?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-background\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 13, the House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tiktok-ban-house-vote-china-national-security-8fa7258fae1a4902d344c9d978d58a37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passed a bill proposing to ban TikTok<\/a> if its parent company, Chinese-owned ByteDance, doesn\u2019t sell the platform to a non-Chinese entity within six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vote comes amid <strong>rising concerns about the Chinese government\u2019s <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/article\/the-challenges-and-perils-of-a-us-tiktok-ban-shortform-explainers-shortform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>access to Americans\u2019 data and potential use of the app to disseminate misinformation<\/strong><\/a>. TikTok, which has stated it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/why-the-new-effort-to-ban-tiktok-caught-fire-with-lawmakers-7cd3f980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wouldn\u2019t adhere to a Chinese government request for data<\/a>, declared the bill an <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/tiktok-avoid-potential-ban-sale-buy\/story?id=108075804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unconcealed attempt to ban the company in the US<\/a>. American cybersecurity experts say there&#8217;s no evidence that TikTok has shared user data with the Chinese government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-complicated-purchase\"><strong>A Complicated Purchase<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts say that potential buyers confront a challenging path in acquiring TikTok:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/tiktok-ban-bill-buyers-microsoft-alphabet-5dda96e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>A stringent antitrust landscape<\/strong><\/a> under the Biden administration means that<strong> Meta and Google would <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/tiktok-avoid-potential-ban-sale-buy\/story?id=108075804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>face strong opposition<\/strong><\/a><strong> to a bid<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>TikTok says it <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/03\/16\/tiktok-ban-divest-ownership-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>faces financial losses<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>from significant spending on data relocation, e-commerce expansion, and a data security project.<\/li><li><strong>Apple <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/tiktok-avoid-potential-ban-sale-buy\/story?id=108075804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>might face less antitrust scrutiny<\/strong><\/a> since it operates within a fundamentally different business model compared to TikTok, but <strong>its dislike for targeted advertising may <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/tiktok-ban-bill-buyers-microsoft-alphabet-5dda96e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>conflict with TikTok&#8217;s monetization strategy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Microsoft and X<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/tiktok-avoid-potential-ban-sale-buy\/story?id=108075804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">may be interested in acquiring TikTok<\/a>,<strong> but both companies <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/tiktok-ban-bill-buyers-microsoft-alphabet-5dda96e0\"><strong>lack sufficient funds<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Oracle&#8217;s<\/strong> prospects for buying TikTok are challenging due to its <strong>lack of experience in ad-supported and consumer businesses and insufficient cash on hand to buy the app<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts say that with no obvious frontrunner among the big tech companies, <strong>smaller or lesser-known firms, or even a private equity investor, could <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/tiktok-avoid-potential-ban-sale-buy\/story?id=108075804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>seize the opportunity to buy TikTok<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides an acquisition, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/tiktok-ban-bill-buyers-microsoft-alphabet-5dda96e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two other ways TikTok could avoid a ban<\/a><strong>:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Proceed with an Initial Public Offering (IPO)<\/strong>, selling company shares to the public in a new stock issuance.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Break away from its parent company, ByteDance, and operate as an independent entity under shareholder ownership.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts note that separating TikTok\u2019s crucial algorithm from ByteDance\u2014which currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/tiktok-ban-bill-buyers-microsoft-alphabet-5dda96e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controls and uses it in other products<\/a>\u2014would be <strong>a <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tiktok-ban-mnuchin-deal-would-face-hurdles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>complicated process<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-politics-of-a-tiktok-ban\"><strong>The Politics of a TikTok Ban&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many lawmakers who support a TikTok sale fear that <strong>a ban would <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/why-the-new-effort-to-ban-tiktok-caught-fire-with-lawmakers-7cd3f980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>incite a backlash from the app\u2019s vast US fan base<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2014a potential concern in a presidential election year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complicating the picture, former President Trump, who initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tiktok-ban-mnuchin-deal-would-face-hurdles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>led the charge to ban the app<\/strong><\/a><strong>, now opposes the bill forcing its sale<\/strong>\u2014claiming it would unfairly advantage Facebook, which he has criticized for its purported role in his 2020 election defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, experts say that President Biden is treading a delicate path with voters under 30, a third of whom use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/tiktok-as-a-news-source\/\">TikTok as a news source<\/a>. His <strong>reelection campaign <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/4539749-biden-tiktok-ban-young-voters-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>joined TikTok<\/strong><\/a><strong> about a month before Biden announced he\u2019d back the bill that could ban the platform in the US<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-ahead\"><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts say that if the House bill becomes law and ByteDance fails to sell its US TikTok operations to a non-Chinese entity in 180 days, the platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tiktok-ban-mnuchin-deal-would-face-hurdles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could be pulled from American app stores<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/tiktok-avoid-potential-ban-sale-buy\/story?id=108075804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">needs 60 Senate votes to advance<\/a>\u2014a potentially insurmountable hurdle if Majority Leader Chuck Schumer perceives that banning TikTok would harm his party in tight races.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, even if the ban becomes law, anticipated legal battles could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tiktok-ban-mnuchin-deal-would-face-hurdles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delay<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/tiktok-ban-bill-buyers-microsoft-alphabet-5dda96e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">invalidate its implementation<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, experts say that a potential forced sale of TikTok may face opposition from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/03\/14\/former-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-is-putting-together-an-investor-group-to-buy-tiktok.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>both ByteDance and the Chinese government<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tiktok-ban-mnuchin-deal-would-face-hurdles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>neither of whom want to sell the app&#8217;s source code to a US tech firm<\/strong><\/a>\u2014making a swift resolution or sale of the platform unlikely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will TikTok be banned in the US? Why does the House want a TikTok ban? What challenges do potential buyers of the app face? The US House of Representatives recently voted to ban TikTok unless its parent company, Chinese-owned ByteDance, sells its stake in the app. The House cited concerns about China\u2019s access to Americans\u2019 data and its potential to use the app to spread misinformation. A forced sale of TikTok, while plausible, appears unlikely. 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