X owner Musk says opposed to US ban of competitor TikTok
SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk on Friday (Apr 19) came out against banning TikTok within the United States, even when it would indicate much less competition for his social media platform X, beforehand Twitter, as the initiative sees contemporary bipartisan momentum in Congress.
The US Rental of Representatives is space to vote on Saturday on a invoice that would pressure TikTok to divest from Chinese father or mother firm ByteDance or face a nationwide ban.
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The measure, which has the vocal backing of many Democrats and Republicans, has also been written proper into a huge merit equipment for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which would perchance well furthermore ease its passage in both chambers of the US Congress.
“TikTok mustn’t ever be banned within the United States, despite the truth that this type of ban would perchance well furthermore private advantage the X platform,” Musk stated in a post on the social network he obtained in 2022.
“Doing so would be contrary to freedom of speech and expression.”
Source: Reuters
