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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2025
TikTok seeks to reassure US employees ahead of January 19 ban deadline

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Reuters
15 January, 2025, 12:10 pm
Last modified: 15 January, 2025, 12:12 pm

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TikTok seeks to reassure US employees ahead of January 19 ban deadline

The hugely popular platform is owned by China-based ByteDance and has 7,000 employees in the US

Reuters
15 January, 2025, 12:10 pm
Last modified: 15 January, 2025, 12:12 pm
TikTok is owned by China's ByteDance. Photo: Reuters
TikTok is owned by China's ByteDance. Photo: Reuters

TikTok plans to keep paying US employees even if the Supreme Court does not overturn a law that would force the sale of the short-video app in the US or ban it, the company's leadership said in an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.

The hugely popular platform is owned by China-based ByteDance and has 7,000 employees in the US.

"I cannot emphasize enough that your wellbeing is a top priority and so most importantly, I want to reinforce that as employees in the US, your employment, pay, and benefits are secure, and our offices will remain open, even if this situation hasn't been resolved before the January 19 deadline," the memo to TikTok employees said. Last week, the US Supreme Court seemed inclined to uphold the law, which was passed in April, despite calls from US President-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers to extend the Jan. 19 deadline.

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Trump, whose inauguration takes place the day after the law goes into effect, has said he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

"Our leadership team remains laser focused on planning for various scenarios and continuing to plan the way forward," TikTok said in the memo.

"The bill is not written in a way that impacts the entities through which you are employed, only the US user experience," the company said, adding that it will continue to navigate the situation to protect employees and the more than 170 million TikTok users in the United States.

If the court does not block the law by Sunday, new TikTok downloads on Apple or Google app stores would be banned but existing users could continue to access the app for some time. The platform's services would degrade and eventually stop working because other companies would be barred from providing support to TikTok.

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