TikTok plans to continue paying U.S. workers even if the Supreme Court does not strike down a law that would have forced or banned the sale of the short-form video app in the U.S., the company’s leadership said in an internal memo reviewed by Reuters. on tuesday.
The wildly popular platform is owned by China-based ByteDance and has 7,000 employees in the US
“I cannot stress enough that your well-being is a top priority and most importantly, I want to reinforce that as a US employee, your employment, pay and benefits are secure and our offices will remain open, even if this situation does not was resolved before the January 19 deadline,” the memo to TikTok employees said. Last week, the US Supreme Court appeared poised to uphold the law, which was passed in April, despite calls from US President-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers to extend the January 19 deadline.
Trump, whose inauguration comes a day after the law takes effect, has said there should be time after taking office to pursue a “political solution” to the issue.
“Our leadership team remains laser-focused on planning for various scenarios and continuing to plan the path forward,” TikTok said in the memo.
“The bill is not written in a way that affects the entities through which you are employed, but only the user experience in the US,” the company said, adding that it will continue to navigate the situation to protect employees and more than 170 million TikTok users. in the United States.
If the court doesn’t block the law by Sunday, new downloads of TikTok on the Apple or Google app stores will be banned, but existing users can continue to use the app for some time.
The platform’s services will degrade and eventually stop working because other companies will be banned from providing support for TikTok.
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