Policy analyst Ed Mills from Raymond James anticipates that the popular social media platform TikTok may cease operations in the U.S. next year.
What Happened: On Monday, Mills expressed his views on the future of TikTok in the U.S. during CNBC’s “Last Call.”
He stated, "Once this was added on to the bills last week, this [became] inevitable," ahead of the Senate vote on the TikTok crackdown bill.
Mills explained that the bill aims to prevent TikTok from seeking a favorable judge, instead placing the case in the DC Circuit Court of Appeal, a court likely to side with Congress and the President. This would allow the forced divestiture to proceed.
"In my opinion, come next year TikTok as we know it will not operate here in the U.S,” Mills added.
His comments come in the wake of the U.S. House of Representatives passing a bill that could significantly impact TikTok’s future in the U.S. The legislation proposes that TikTok must be sold within a year or face a ban from U.S. app stores.