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 goes dark in the US ahead of ban | Technology
TikTok suspended its service in the United States late Saturday, just before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short video app went into effect. This app is no longer available on Apple's iOS App Store or Google's Play Store. In April, the U.S. Congress passed a law requiring parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok to […]
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 […]
White House calls TikTok's vow to ‘go dark’ without Biden support ‘a stunt’
The White House warned in a statement Saturday that TikTok would “go dark” on Sunday unless President Biden pulls a “stunt,” insisting the app didn't need to take action before President-elect Trump takes office. “We have seen the latest statement from TikTok. This is a stunt and there is no reason for TikTok or any […]
TikTok says it will go dark Sunday unless Biden admin assures service providers they won’t be punished
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 – TikTok announced late Friday that it will be forced to leave the U.S. on Sunday unless President Joe Biden's administration guarantees companies like Apple and Google that they will not face enforcement action when the ban goes into effect. I warned that it would go dark. The statement comes as the […]
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ on Sunday without ‘definitive’ assurance that the Biden admin won’t enforce ban
Social media expert Ariadna Jacob talks about how TikTok users are turning to the Chinese app Rednote following the ruling on The Bottom Line. TikTok announced Friday that the social media platform will go “go dark” on Sunday unless there is “final” assurance from the Biden administration that the ban will not be enforced. “The […]
Trump will keep TikTok from ‘going dark’ if deal is on table: adviser
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming national security adviser said Thursday that the new administration will keep TikTok alive in the United States if there is a workable agreement. “We will take steps to keep TikTok from going dark,” Congressman Mike Walz told Fox News, adding that the law would require China's ByteDance, the app's owner, to […]
Biden Says Dark Money Is Bad After Awarding George Soros Medal of Freedom
President Joe Biden warned in his farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday that dark money in politics is dangerous and a threat to democracy. Dark money refers to political contributions that are not disclosed to the public through sophisticated financial means. Biden's comments came two weeks after he awarded the Medal of Freedom […]
‘Worst farewell speech in presidential history’: Biden’s Oval Office goodbye panned as ‘dark’
President Biden was flooded with reactions on social media when he delivered his resignation speech Wednesday night, ending a political career spanning more than half a century. Republican Rep. Nancy Mace: “It's meaningful that Joe Biden speaks about democracy, free press, institutions, and abuse of power in his final farewell speech.'' Posted in X. FOX […]
Biden Paints Dark And Depressing Picture Of America In Farewell Address
President Joe Biden's tone was familiar in his final address to the nation, in which he painted a gloomy picture of America's future in a short address. The 82-year-old will sit behind his Resolute desk once again to address the nation on Wednesday, spending those 16 minutes focusing less on his administration's accomplishments and more […]