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We heavily rely on TikTok for influencer collaborations and marketing. The recent suspension caused significant anxiety, but we’re relieved by this decision."
An indie brand official said
TikTok accounts for 80 percent of our online marketing. If it’s banned, users will likely migrate to other platforms, and we are preparing to quickly adapt to any shifts in trends."
Another brand spokesperson saidThey tell you this is about China,
Paul said in a statement
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 US legal requirements".
Apple's App Store said
I don't think that necessarily has to mean a divestiture,
he said, referring to the law that bans TikTok,It genuinely feels like our parents just came in the middle of the school year and said, ‘Yeah, forget all your friends, forget all the hard work you did at this school, you’re going to have to start from scratch,
TikToker @inzlay said in a video of herself crying and bidding farewell to her TikTok following of 24,500
It sounds dramatic to say I don’t know what I’ll do without TikTok, but I really don’t know who I’m going to be without TikTok. A large part of who I have become in the last six years and a large part of my growth has come from a lot of the stuff I’ve learned off this app. I really hate to say goodbye.”
She addedTikTok should continue to strengthen communication and cooperation with the US government and relevant regulatory authorities to ensure that its businesses comply with US laws and regulations. Moreover, it needs to continuously improve technological and management capabilities to respond to market changes and challenges from rivals,
Zhu said
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I don't even know yet [what happened] other than somebody tried to set a fire over TikTok,
Grothman said to the Journal-Sentinel
However, the negotiation concerning equity allocation will be complex and sensitive, and requires full trust and cooperation from both sides,
Zhu saidHe was just sitting there watching it burn,
Grothman said to the Journal SentinelBy doing this, we save TikTok [and] keep it in good hands,
wrote the 78-year-old Republican, who had previously backed a TikTok ban and during his first term in office made moves toward one
Congress wrote this law to be virtually president-proof,
warned Adam Kovacevich, chief executive of industry trade group Chamber of ProgressWe don't want to give our business to China, we don't want to give our business to other people,
he told his supportersWe have never and will not ask companies or individuals to collect or provide foreign data located in foreign countries in a way that violates local laws,
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TikTok has operated in the U.S. for many years and is deeply loved by American users,
ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said
I have been against a TikTok ban for a long time, because it goes against freedom of speech. That said, the current situation where TikTok is allowed to operate in America, but X is not allowed to operate in China is unbalanced. Something needs to change,
Musk wrote in an X postWe have to save it [TikTok],
Speaking at a rally on Sunday ahead of his inauguration, Trump said
In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive,
read a statement TikTok posted on social media platform XIt's a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States,
per the statement