TikTok users freak out as ban shuts down app for 170M users in US
Heartbroken TikTokers are going cuckoo. Users of the now-defunct social app across the U.S. mourned its loss early Sunday after the app was shut down for its 170 million U.S. users in the face of a U.S. legal ban. There is. “It’s gone TIKTOK is gone”, one. User posted on X With a GIF of […]
TikTok shouts out Trump as app goes dark for millions of users across US
Pete Packal, technology analyst and founder of The Media Copilot, joins Mornings with Maria to discuss President-elect Trump's appeal to the Supreme Court to end the ban on TikTok. Discuss the administration's focus on AI in its second term. TikTok went dark for users across the U.S. late Saturday as it notified users of a […]
TikTok to go dark for 170M US users after app announces services will be ‘temporarily unavailable’
TikTok will be shut down for now. The popular video-sharing app used by 170 million Americans is scheduled to cease service late Saturday after TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company announced the service would be “temporarily unavailable.” Ta. “We regret that the U.S. law banning TikTok goes into effect on January 19th and our service will be […]
App Store Accountability Act aims to put parents back in the driver’s seat
Families with young children face the difficult task of navigating app stores controlled by large corporations that prioritize profit over safety. The lack of age verification, privacy protections, and simplified parental tools puts children at serious risk. Fortunately, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.) are working to keep children safe online. Although […]
Trump DHS pick Noem pledges to end controversial app used by migrants on ‘day one’
Kristi NoemPresident-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, will oversee the controversial CBP One app and related immigrant parole program that has allowed nearly 1.5 million immigrants into the United States. He told lawmakers it would end. “Yes, Senator, if I am confirmed and I have the opportunity to be secretary, […]
Chinese Media Celebrates U.S. Tiktok Addicts Flocking to Censor-Happy ‘RedNote’ App
China's state-run propaganda newspaper Global Times Anticipating the possibility of Tiktok being banned in the US, the Chinese social media application “Xiaohongshu'' (“Xiaohongshu'') celebrated a surge in US users downloading it. The Chinese government has dubbed the “Little Red Book” the “Red Note” in an apparent attempt to distance itself from its overt actions. reference […]
U.S. Tiktok Addicts Flock to ‘Little Red Book,’ an App Whose Name Evokes Mao Zedong
Users of the spyware-infected Chinese social media platform TikTok are reportedly flocking to another app called Xiaohongshu (“Little Red Book”) in the face of an impending ban by the United States. Xiaohongshu, which Chinese media call the “Red Note” in an apparent attempt to distance itself from its Chinese name, is also under the control […]
DHS pick Kristi Noem vows to stop CBP One app to handle border ‘war zone’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, vowed Friday to immediately shut down a mobile app that allows immigrants to register to enter the United States. “If I'm confirmed and I have the opportunity to be secretary on day one, CBP One will be shut down,” […]
TikTok app in jeopardy after SCOTUS upholds ban, citing ‘national security concerns’
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal ban on TikTok, the popular social media app used by 170 million Americans. In a unanimous decision, SCOTUS agreed with the government that “national security concerns” regarding the app's partnership with the People's Republic of China and its data collection outweigh users' First Amendment rights. “There's […]
Potential TikTok ban: what social media apps are popping up in app stores?
Billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt Jr. talks about TikTok's future in the U.S. on “Craman Countdown.” As a potential U.S. ban worries TikTok and its U.S. users, several social media apps have risen to the top of app store chart rankings. Apps such as Xiaohongshu, Lemon8, Clapper, and Flip were among the top five “top free” […]