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39. Yup, my understanding is it's Google and Apple legal that's shut it down

Sun Jan 19, 2025, 01:24 PM

Jan 2025

They face severe penalties if they don’t comply with the law.

I’d love for any DU lawyers to weigh in but my guess is TikTok shut down (a day early) last night in their shitty way to deal a blow to Biden but the actual shut down was coming from Apple and Google today no matter what.

Unless there’s a legal loophole that will absolve the big tech platforms, just saying “the ban is lifted” won’t work. Biden did that and every legal expert I saw universally said “yeah, that’s not enough”. That 90 day stay may work temporarily but Bytedance has had a year to divest and hasn’t lifted a finger in that direction

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So let me guess, Trump saves Tik-Tok and will be celebrated by the youth in this country? [View all] Wanderlust988 Jan 2025 OP

Not necessarily newdeal2 Jan 2025 #1

If he puts a 80 percent tariff on China Johonny Jan 2025 #2

According to reports, people using TT see a screen that says trump is working on solution. Silent Type Jan 2025 #3

It's right on their home page Polybius Jan 2025 #7

Oh for gawd sake....... a kennedy Jan 2025 #27

TikTok is back up again Polybius Jan 2025 #37

They took it offline as a stunt, They were never required to do so Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #41

Yup. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #4

Biden should unban it immediately. live love laugh Jan 2025 #5

Here's the message on their home page: Polybius Jan 2025 #6

If saving an app which serves as a platform for videos Ocelot II Jan 2025 #8

... William769 Jan 2025 #12

Who a quarter of the underaged will be casting their first votes in 4 years. TheBlackAdder Jan 2025 #13

What you don't get is that people were using TikTok LuvLoogie Jan 2025 #15

So now instead of opposing fascism, they will be joining fascism. Great. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #26

LOL. Dems losing the young over TikTok LuvLoogie Jan 2025 #36

You are talking a lot of crap here ocelot I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2025 #17

Are they going to support Trump if he brings back Tiktok ? Becsuse that's who she is talking about JI7 Jan 2025 #19

There's a syndrome called Tik Tok Brain and there's been a lot of research on it. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #25

Exactly... Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #24

Trump banked on the stupidity of Americans and won... DSandra Jan 2025 #28

A lot of people that could never imagine were earning a good amount of money to feed their kids. LizBeth Jan 2025 #32

That's about right. alarimer Jan 2025 #57

yeah now that the whole process is playing out, it sure seems this was all a "setup" as you say Takket Jan 2025 #9

It was a unanimous decision SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2025 #18

They aren't smart enough to "set up" all of that. Mountainguy Jan 2025 #10

well there's always "the real world" nt msongs Jan 2025 #11

The felon will come thru for them, he's just gonna wait long enough for them to beg n make him a hero Deuxcents Jan 2025 #14

Not going to happen. He cant just "undo" the ban. Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #16

I know the app is gone from Google Play LeftInTX Jan 2025 #20

Good. It will probably be back though in a couple days if he follows through with a pause of the law as he's implied Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #22

Well simply ignoring law or saying they complied seemed to suggest he can do something and LizBeth Jan 2025 #33

And that will not work. somebody would just to have to sue and he would lose. Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #38

Thanks for a step further in clarification I really havent been following but just LizBeth Jan 2025 #47

Keep in mind, one of the main arguments he was making against banning TikTok was to keep Zuckerberg (Meta) Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #50

Yup, my understanding is it's Google and Apple legal that's shut it down Arazi Jan 2025 #39

Correct Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #43

He needs it for his inauguration... lame54 Jan 2025 #42

Tik Tok will have little impact on his inauguration audience Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #44

That's the reason HE gave lame54 Jan 2025 #58

I know, but he's an idiot Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #59

An idiot who craves an audience... lame54 Jan 2025 #60

Yes, but you left out the part where Elon or some other MAGA goon buys it. BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #21

Bingo! Trump will not allow Soros, Gates, or Buffet to buy it Wanderlust988 Jan 2025 #23

Yes that's the real goal here - owning the user info it has underpants Jan 2025 #30

How does one even define "TikTok"? Shermann Jan 2025 #29

Well, at least they can share videos of their houses burning down or being swept away by a hurricane. -nt CrispyQ Jan 2025 #31

Watching this last election and the power of social media affect LizBeth Jan 2025 #34

Yep that's (part of) the plan 0rganism Jan 2025 #35

Banning TikTok was Trump's idea dalton99a Jan 2025 #40

It's not a setup but just more incompetence from the Democrats. Self Esteem Jan 2025 #45

It's already back up with a statement thanking Trump vanessa_ca Jan 2025 #48

Well there you go. Self Esteem Jan 2025 #49

Bread & Circus Drum Jan 2025 #46

Bless your heart if you think any non-bot on TikTok will remember this come next month, much less next election. W_HAMILTON Jan 2025 #51

Trump's main argument he was making against banning TikTok was to keep Zuckerberg (Meta/Facebook) Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #52

except he won't be saving it with what he is suggesting. Cobalt Violet Jan 2025 #53

You guessed right. Celebrations galore by GenZ right now vanessa_ca Jan 2025 #54

That's The Idea Deep State Witch Jan 2025 #55

Don't forget: All of TRump's loyalists are dumbasses. GreenWave Jan 2025 #56

I'm sure that is part of the plan... kentuck Jan 2025 #61