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Access to such detailed information about U.S. users, the Government worries, may enable 'China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for blackmail, and conduct corporate espionage,
the ruling states, drawing on a Justice Department submission If, for example, a user allows TikTok access to the user's phone contact list to connect with others on the platform, TikTok can access any data stored in the user's contact list, including names, contact information, contact photos, job titles and notes,
It's like playing a dangerous game of whack-a-mole that ends up putting users at even greater risk online,
said Natalie Campbell, senior director for North American government and regulatory affairs at the nonprofit Internet Society People who rely on TikTok for their livelihood, for their income, will try to find workarounds to continue using the platform,
Because of the influence that the United States has, we would likely see more and more countries trying to address their concerns (about social media platforms) through bans,
I was fully crying myself to sleep last night because it was just so sad and I felt like I’d lost a whole community and a job,
influencer Shay Sullivan, who has 1.1 million followers on TikTok, told CNN on Sunday TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in the country or region you're in." ... Downloads for this app are paused due to current U.S. legal requirements."
Those looking to download the app on the App Store receive a message saying ... Those using Android systems were greeted with a message on Google Play saying Any company that hosts, distributes, services, or otherwise facilitates communist-controlled TikTok could face hundreds of billions of dollars of ruinous liability under the law, not just from DOJ, but also under securities law, shareholder lawsuits, and state AGs. Think about it."
Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a Republican, wrote on X Apple is obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates,
Apple explained on his website And for all of those concerns that people were saying that TikTok is going to be used as a propaganda tool by the Chinese, understand they’re using it as a propaganda tool for the right,
First of all, Donald Trump is not president right now. He is a private citizen. He does not have access to presidential powers, he does not have the ability to do any of that,
We are on the eve of an authoritarian administration. This is what 21st century fascism is starting to look like."
All these journalists were like congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Congresswoman are you going to the inauguration? Are you going to the inauguration? Let me make myself clear. I don't celebrate rapists, so no, I'm not going to the inauguration room,
she expressed in what appeared to be an agitated tone A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned,
it said in a notice to users Congress wrote this law to be virtually president-proof,
said Adam Kovacevich, chief executive of industry trade group Chamber of Progress Frankly, we have no choice, we have to save it,
he told the crowd while indicating that It was a brilliant marketing stunt for both TikTok and incoming president Donald Trump,
Jasmine Enberg, an analyst with market research firm Emarketer, said We don't want to give our business to China, we don't want to give our business to other people,
Trump told his supporters And if it does come back then Trump is a saviour. And he will be rewarded both by users" as well as the company, which he said is now "beholden to Trump" and will have an incentive to make sure content on the platform is favourable to him
Let me tell you, as the person who wrote the Bill, the extension was within the 270-day window, which closed at 12.01am this morning,
