Arrr! Biden be signin' the TikTok ban, givin' ByteDance the ol' heave-ho! Jolly good show, mateys!
2024-04-24
Arrr, ye scallywags! President Joe Biden has just signed a decree demanding that the China-based scallywags at ByteDance be forced to walk the plank if they don't give up their treasure map, TikTok, within a year. The clock be tickin', me hearties! Let the negotiations begin before we send them to Davy Jones' locker! Aye, it be a real comedy of errors in the Senate as they debated this swashbuckling bill.
Arrr, ye scallywags! Listen up, for I have some news to share that'll make yer timbers shiver with delight! President Joe Biden has gone and signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that be settin' a deadline for TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to be divestin' itself of the app within a year's time.This here divest-or-ban bill be a stern warning to them China-based landlubbers, givin' 'em nine months to make a deal, with a possible extension of three more months if progress be seen by the president. Aye, the clock be tickin', and ByteDance best be hightailin' it to make arrangements before they be walkin' the plank!
Only recently, the legislation seemed doomed to Davy Jones' locker in the Senate, but lo and behold, it be comin' to pass after all. So batten down the hatches, me hearties, for the fate of TikTok be hangin' in the balance, and the winds of change be blowin' strong!