Trump says he will ‘most likely’ will give TikTok 90-day extension
President-elect Trump told NBC News on Saturday that the incoming administration will likely extend access to TikTok for 90 days while it assesses the situation following the Supreme Court's decision upholding the federal ban. “A 90-day extension is appropriate, so it's probably going to happen. Well, it's appropriate. We need to think about it carefully,” […]
Even if Tik-Tok is banned, rivals pose their own dangers to free speech
There were few surprises in the Supreme Court's argument on the American Civil Protection Act, which requires ByteDance, the Chinese Communist Party-linked owner of TikTok, to leave the social media platform or face a ban. The case hinges on whether TikTok can convince a judge that such a mandate violates the First Amendment by forcing […]
How to save your TikTok videos, data ahead of looming ban
Those looking to preserve their TikTok memories are in luck before it shuts down in the U.S. on Sunday. Barring a last-minute turnaround, the popular social media app will be shut down by January 19 unless its Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it, after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday to uphold the TikTok ban. […]
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 […]
TikTok says it will 'go dark' Sunday without Biden support
Video-sharing app TikTok announced it would go “go dark” on Sunday, January 19, following the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to uphold its federal ban unless President Biden intervenes. “The statement issued today by President Biden and the Department of Justice fails to provide the clarity and assurances needed by essential service providers to make TikTok […]
Trump Holds ‘Very Good’ Phone Call with Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping on Tiktok and Fentanyl
US President-elect Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday that he had had a phone conversation with genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, calling it an “extraordinary” phone conversation that would help Washington and China “solve many problems.” “It was a good meeting,” he said. China's state-run Xinhua News Agency also Confirmed A call was received on Friday, […]
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 […]
‘Like A First Draft Written By A Law Clerk’: Dershowitz Slams Supreme Court’s ‘B-Minus’ TikTok Ban Decision
Attorney Alan Dershowitz appeared on Newsmax Friday to criticize the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision to uphold the TikTok ban, calling it a “B-minus” that “looks like a first draft written by a law clerk.” He called it an initiative. Supreme Court on Friday supported The decision is to ban TikTok in the United States […]
‘Daily Show’ Mocks TikTok Users Saying Ban Is the Worst Thing U.S. Has Ever Done: ‘We Did Slavery’
comedy central of daily show Host Jordan Klepper mocked TikTok users expressing anger over the US ban on Chinese apps this Saturday. One TikTok user called the decision the worst thing the United States has ever done. “Is that the worst thing? I mean, America had slavery. Can we at least call it a draw?” […]