ByteDance, Chinese parent company of TikTok, has no intention of selling the application, despite an ultimatum from the United States

The Chinese parent company of TikTok announced on Thursday April 25 that it had no intention of selling its application. A new American law requires it to cut its ties with the social network, under penalty of being banned in the United States. “Reports from the foreign press that ByteDance is considering selling TikTok are not true”affirmed the company on Toutiao, a platform which belongs to it, adding that it does not “no plans to sell TikTok”.

The US Congress considers that the video platform represents a threat to national security, due to its links with ByteDance, a Chinese entertainment giant. The Senate adopted a text on Tuesday, promulgated on Wednesday by President Joe Biden, which obliges the group to sell TikTok within twelve months, under penalty of exclusion from smartphone application stores on American territory.

The social network has been in the crosshairs of Washington for years, which suspects the application of being used to spy on Americans and collect personal information, but also of serving Chinese propaganda. TikTok refutes these accusations, ensuring that it has never transmitted data on American users to Beijing and does not intend to do so. “We will fight in court”said TikTok boss Shou Zi Chew.