(Washington / Brussels Comprehensive) The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill to strip the Tiktok to strip Tiktok, otherwise Tiktok will be prohibited from continuing to operate in the US market, but byte beating indicates unintentional sale.
Bloomberg reports that Tiktok's management notified employees in the internal memorandum that if the bill is signed as law, the company will respond to this matter through legal channels.For the US government and Tiktok, it will be a legal challenge with a watershed significance. The result may determine the future business pattern of Tencent and TEMU, such as the expansion plan in the United States.At the same time, how to cope with the growing pressure of local large -scale companies such as Bytes to Huawei Technology, it is also a test for Beijing.
For the bills passed by the House of Representatives, the Senate is expected to be voted on Tuesday (April 23) in the United States. President Biden has stated that once the two houses pass the bill, he will immediately sign into a decree.Bloomberg pointed out that the bill made byte beating for nearly a year to sell Tiktok. The presidential election held in the United States in November this year. The change in political situation after the election means that Tiktok may avoid this crisis.
Reported that byte beating has the confidence with Washington.Its business in the United States is much larger than in 2020. It now has 170 million users, and the users of that year are less than 100 million; its income in the US market is far more than any other market.
Analysis believes that byte beating ends TIKTOK in the United States, and there may be a chance to return to the US market in the future.In contrast, divestiture also involves technical transfer, and handing Tiktok to American competitors means that byte beating will be rejected in the future.
EU or suspend Tiktok Lite reward function
On the other hand, the European Union announced on Monday (22nd) to investigate the new Lite of Tiktok, and considers the suspension of Lite's reward function for users to watch video like, thinking that this may make users "addicted".
Tiktok Lite was launched in France and Spain in March this year, allowing users 18 and above to earn points. The reward plan for this application is converted to concession coupons or gift cards.
The European Commission issued a statement saying that the committee was worried about Tiktok Lite's risk of serious damage to users, including minors, including minors.
TIKTOK LITE is a streamlined version of Tiktok. It has less memory occupied by smartphones and can also run on a slower Internet connection.
TheCommittee said that Tiktok failed to provide risk assessment of this application before the period on April 18, and asked it to hand over the evaluation report before Tuesday.The committee said that if the evaluation report is not handled, temporary measures will be taken, including the suspension of Tiktok Lite's award plan in the European Union.
Tiktok said that he will continue to discuss with the European Commission, but insists that the award plan does not include minors.Tiktok said that the award plan is not suitable for young people under 18, and there are also restrictions on the number of daily video viewing.It showed disappointment with this decision.