Sen. Chuck Schumer urged his Senate colleagues to extend the deadline for a US ban on TikTok, arguing that there's still time to find a 'workable solution.' The US government previously gave TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, the choice to divest from Chinese ownership or face a nationwide ban, with the deadline set for January 19th. Schumer, while stating Democrats are not against TikTok, highlighted concerns about Chinese ownership linked to the Chinese Communist Party. He emphasized the need to protect Americans' livelihoods and combat CCP surveillance.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday called on his Senate colleagues to extend the deadline for a U.S. ban of popular social media app TikTok, saying there is still time to come to a “workable solution.”
Sen. Schumer, however, said in a press release Democrats are fighting to find a different solution and called on his colleagues to consider extending the deadline. Senate Democrats, he said, attempted to pass a bill to extend the deadline, which was shot down by Republicans. He warned “time is running short” in the fight to save the app.
“I have made my views clear to the current administration,” he added. “And, I will work with the Trump Administration and with both parties to keep TikTok alive while protecting our national security.”
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