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Massachusetts senator seeks to extend deadline for TikTok ban
Senatory Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is planning to introduce legislation to extend the TikTok ban deadline by 270 days. The move comes as TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just five days, unless the Supreme Court intervenes to delay the ban.
TikTok is currently expected to “go dark” on January 19th, unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise. The new legislation, officially called the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act, would give TikTok more time to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, if approved by Congress.
As the January 19th deadline approaches, Markey emphasized in a Senate floor speech on Monday that TikTok creators and users across the nation are understandably alarmed. They are uncertain about the future of the platform, their accounts, and the vibrant online communities they have cultivated.
These communities cannot be replicated on another app. A ban would dismantle a one-of-a-kind informational and cultural ecosystem, silencing millions in the process.
Source: techcrunch.com
