Dave Portnoy blasted US officials over looming TikTok ban
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said days before a nationwide ban was expected to go into effect on Sunday and TikTok was expected to go dark, calling federal officials and ordinary Americans “out of touch with reality.” “There is,” he accused. Portnoy took aim at government leaders in a more than two-minute rant Thursday, accusing […]
Biden decides not to enforce looming TikTok ban — leaving Chinese app’s fate up to Trump as he returns to White House
President Biden will not enforce the ban on TikTok, which is scheduled to go into effect the day before he leaves office, U.S. officials said. President Biden has decided not to enforce the ban on TikTok, which was scheduled to go into effect on Sunday, January 19th. Reuters President Biden has decided to leave enforcement […]
Americans Get First Taste of Chinese Censorship After Fleeing TikTok for RedNote
The Chinese app Red Note, known in China as “Xiaohongshu” and said to be the Chinese version of Instagram, was launched in 1989 as American TikTok users migrated to the platform ahead of its ban in the United States. is blocking posts about the Tiananmen incident and the Uyghurs. Sunday. Surprised Westerners are also learning […]
Schumer pushes for TikTok ban delay as deadline looms
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York called on Thursday to postpone the impending ban on TikTok to give the social media company time to find a U.S. buyer. “We're not against TikTok. We want TikTok to survive. But we're against the Chinese company that owns TikTok and is colluding with the Chinese Communist […]
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” […]
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 […]
Trump reportedly considering executive order to ‘save’ TikTok
President-elect Trump will continue to block the popular Chinese-owned social media app even as the Supreme Court considers implementing a federal law that could effectively outlaw it in the United States, according to his transition team. He says he is trying to “save” TikTok. Trump's nominee for national security adviser on Wednesday was asked about […]
TikTok CEO plans to attend Trump inauguration amid fight over US ban
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew attends President-elect Trump's inauguration on Monday despite the Chinese-owned company's last-ditch efforts to avoid a U.S. ban I plan to. At the inauguration, Mr. Chu will be joined by Elon Musk, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's Tim Cook and Amazon's Jeff Bezos, people familiar with the matter told The Post. He […]
TikTok CEO attending Trump inauguration
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will attend President-elect Trump's inauguration next week, a day after a ban on the video-sharing platform could go into effect in the U.S., according to people familiar with the plans. It is said that Chu will join a growing list of technology executives expected to attend the inauguration in a […]
TikTok CEO to attend inauguration with front row seat at Trump’s invite
TikTok CEO Hsu Chu is expected to accept an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to attend his inauguration. The New York Times reports that Chu will sit front center on stage with other VIP guests and technology executives Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. The Jan. 20 inauguration comes one day after TikTok planned […]