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Then why wasn't tik tok blocked immediately instead of being allowed to operate for years.
It shuts down this Sunday, so less than a year. To give them the opportunity to
a) Stop sending US Citizen personal data to China
AND
b) Divest Chinese Ownership to below 20%
To be clear, the USA didn't ban TikTok. TikTok owners are choosing to shut it down rather than sell.
Says 2018
https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/01/a-complete-history-of-tiktok-launch-us-ban-and-best-viral-dances-13823263/
The ban going into effect on Sunday is not the result of Donald Trump's actions but instead the 2024 HR 815 of the 118th Congress, divisions H and I.