The fate of 170 million TikTok users is now in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law that requires TikTok to be sold to a U.S. company or be banned by Sunday, January 19.
But, the White House said it would not enforce the law since Trump takes office the following day, leaving it up to the incoming president.
Trump has promised to “save” TikTok – though it’s unclear how he plans to do so.
A law, passed by Congress last year, requires TikTok to divest from its parent company, ByteDance, due to its proximity to the Chinese government. Lawmakers are concerned that China, a foreign adversary, could access Americans’ data and impede their privacy.
TikTok asked the Supreme Court to intervene, believing it was a violation of the First Amendment. The court disagreed.
While the law only requires that TikTok be taken down from Google and Apple app stores, TikTok has indicated that it will take itself offline completely. Though without an enforcement mechanism, it’s unclear if that will still happen.
Key Points
- Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
- White House says TikTok should remain available – and shutdown will be up to Trump
- Biden will not enforce TikTok ban before leaving office, report says
- Here's how you can prepare for TikTok ban
TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes
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Andrew Georgeson
TikTok has said it will go dark in the U.S. on Sunday unless the Biden administration guarantees that it won’t punish Apple, Google and other service privoders if they support the app.
They claimed that both the Biden White House and Department of Justice had failed to provide the “necessary clarity” to platforms that provide the app to over 170 million Americans.
“Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement, unfortunately TikTok will be forced to go dark on January 19,” the statement on Friday read.
Sen. Tom Cotton reacts to Supreme Court decision: Court ‘correctly rejected TikTok’s lies and propaganda masquerading as legal arguments’
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Julia Musto
ByteDance and its Chinese Communist masters had nine months to sell TikTok before the Sunday deadline. The very fact that Communist China refuses to permit its sale reveals exactly what TikTok is: a communist spy app. The Supreme Court correctly rejected TikTok’s lies and…
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) January 17, 2025
Read the opinion: Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law
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Julia Musto
Read the opinion from the Supreme Court here.
AG Merrick Garland says the Supreme Court’s decision allows the DOJ to prevent China from ‘weaponizing’ TikTok
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Julia Musto
“The Court’s decision enables the Justice Department to prevent the Chinese government from weaponizing TikTok to undermine America’s national security,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
“Authoritarian regimes should not have unfettered access to millions of Americans’ sensitive data. The Court’s decision affirms that this Act protects the national security of the United States in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution.”
Musk could buy TikTok without the algorithm, Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives says
Friday 17 January 2025 23:00
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Julia Musto
Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities global head of tech research, said he believes Elon Musk could buy TikTok for $40 to $50 billion without the algorithm.
Tesla stock jumps amid speculation that Elon Musk could buy TikTok
Friday 17 January 2025 22:00
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Julia Musto
Tesla stock jumped 3 percent on Friday amid speculation that CEO Elon Musk could potentially buy TikTok, according to Yahoo Finance.
The social media platform needs to find a U.S. buyer.
Sen. Bernie Sanders says Supreme Court is ‘wrong’ on possible TikTok ban
Friday 17 January 2025 21:45
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Julia Musto
Yes. We must protect the privacy and data of the American people.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 17, 2025
Shutting down this entire platform is not the answer.
‘They called our bluff’: NYU professor Scott Galloway reacts to potential TikTok ban
Friday 17 January 2025 21:30
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Julia Musto
"Feels like we've gone full oligarch:" NYU professor @profgalloway speaks with Anderson about tech CEOs cozying up to the incoming Trump administration and whether or not TikTok is likely to be banned in the coming days. pic.twitter.com/yOzGnS6GJ6
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 17, 2025
TikTok CEO thanks Trump for his support of the app
Friday 17 January 2025 21:22
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Julia Musto
Shou Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, posted a video to TikTok’s corporate account on Friday, thanking President-elect Donald Trump for his support of the app.
He called it “a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.”
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Friday 17 January 2025 21:15
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Julia Musto
Sotomayor disagrees with some of Supreme Court’s TikTok decision
Friday 17 January 2025 21:00
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Julia Musto
While the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law requiring the sale or ban of the Chinese video app TikTok on Friday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagreed with part of the decision.
Sotomayor said she was “concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.”
“I join all but Part II.A of the Court’s per curiam opinion. I see no reason to assume without deciding that the Act implicates the First Amendment because our precedent leaves no doubt that it does,” she wrote.
That part discusses how the First Amendment applies to Congress’ law.
Here’s where to find these top creators after a potential TikTok ban
Friday 17 January 2025 20:43
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Julia Musto
Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, has offered to buy TikTok with several billionaires. He’s the most followed YouTube account.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, an actor, is more popular on Instagram, with nearly 400 million followers. He also has a YouTube channel.
And, singer Billie Eilish has twice as many Instagram followers as she does on TikTok.
The K-pop mega stars of BTS are just as popular on Instagram and YouTube. They have 76 million and 79.6 million followers on the platforms, respectively.
Americans spend $7 million each day on TikTok Shop. So, what happens now?
Friday 17 January 2025 20:12
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Julia Musto
Americans spend $7 million shopping through TikTok every day, according to Vice News.
In 2023, they spent a whopping $67 billion. TikTok shop was only launched in the U.S. in September 2023.
The Chinese Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, might stand to gain some of that business, the publication said.
What happens if the US bans TikTok?
Friday 17 January 2025 19:00
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Io Dodds
But what would happen next? Well, TikTok won’t suddenly vanish off your smartphone, but it will reportedly stop functioning. The company is preparing to “go dark” in the U.S., with all access to creating, viewing and sharing content (and the beloved For You page) gone— unless someone decides to throw it a last-minute lifeline.
Io Dodds reports:
Justice wrote the opinion unsigned
Friday 17 January 2025 18:30
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Ariana Baio
Today’s opinion was written “per curiam” meaning the justices did not specify who wrote it, who agreed or who disagreed with it.Often, decisions that are made quickly – such as the decision in Trump’s 14th Amendment case – are written unsigned. The justices highlighted that in this opinion, telling people not to apply today’s decision too broadly because they acted very quickly
Supreme Court backs TikTok ban: App set to shut down Sunday
Friday 17 January 2025 18:00
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Ariana Baio
More than 170 million Americans could lose access to the widely popular social media platform TikTok beginning Sunday after the Supreme Court upheld the law that forces TikTok to divest from its parent company or be banned.
Read more here:
Biden says TikTok should remain available to Americans
Friday 17 January 2025 17:30
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Ariana Baio
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on TikTok, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Joe Biden believes the app “should remain available to Americans” but under new ownership to fall in line with the law from Congress.
Biden passed the buck to Trump saying the law “must fall to the next administration.”
Trump says he will ‘review’ the situation
Friday 17 January 2025 17:00
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Ariana Baio
President-elect Donald Trump said he will “review the situation” with TikTok and make a decision “in the not too distant future” after the Supreme Court upheld the law that requires the social media platform to sell to a US company or be banned.
“The Supreme Court decision was expected, and everyone must respect it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “My decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!”
Trump previously said he will “save” TikTok.
First Amendment advocates blast Supreme Court ruling
Friday 17 January 2025 16:40
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Ariana Baio
Several advocates for the First Amendment slammed the Supreme Court’s decision in the TikTok ban case on Friday, saying it was a “disheartening blow” to millions who use TikTok.
“Today marks a significant setback for the First Amendment and a disheartening blow to the millions of Americans who rely on TikTok to express themselves, share ideas, and engage with their communities,” Jacob Mchangama, the executive director of the Future of Free Speech said.
Mchangama said the precedent is “dangerous” and “could embolden Congress to further restrict online speech under the guise of national security.”
Jacob Heubert, the president of the Liberty Justice Center, said they were “disappointed” the Supreme Court upheld a “speculative” national security argument over Americans’ right to free speech.
“But the Court’s ruling today is at least narrow—it relies on the unique relationship between TikTok and its foreign parent, and it doesn’t opine on the parts of the law that would allow future presidents to ban other platforms they believe threaten national security,” Heubert said.
Trump gives vague answer on his plan for TikTok
Friday 17 January 2025 16:15
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Ariana Baio
President-elect Donald Trump did not reveal what he will do with TikTok now that the fate the app lies in his hands but said he plans to make a decision.
“It ultimately goes up to me, so you’re going to see what I’m going to do,” Trump told CNN anchor Pamela Brown. “Congress has given me the decision, so I’ll be making the decision.”
--> @PamelaBrownCNN just spoke with Trump about TikTok. Trump was vague, saying "it ultimately goes up to me, so you're going to see what I'm going to do."
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 17, 2025
"Congress has given me the decision, so I'll be making the decision," he said, without providing details
White House says TikTok should remain available – and shutdown will be up to Trump
Friday 17 January 2025 15:33
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Andrew Griffin
The White House has released a statement saying that TikTok should remain available to all Americans, and that the implementation of the law is up to the next administration.
(As a reminder, the ban goes into effect on 19 January, and Donald Trump will be inaugurated on 20 January.)
That means the app will presumably not go dark on 19 January. And it might never: though Trump’s plans are unclear, there is plenty of reason to believe that he is looking at rolling back or at least delaying the ban.
“TikTok should remain available to Americans, but simply under American ownership or other ownership that addresses the national security concerns identified by Congress in developing this law,” the White House said in the new statement.
“Given the sheer fact of timing, this Administration recognizes that actions to implement the law simply must fall to the next Administration, which takes office on Monday.”
Supreme Court will not overrule TikTok ban
Friday 17 January 2025 15:04
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Andrew Griffin
The ban on TikTok will stand, the Supreme Court says. The law does not break the first amendment and therefore will not be overturned.
Donald Trump says he discussed TikTok with Xi Jinping
Friday 17 January 2025 15:00
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Andrew Griffin
The president-elect has held a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which he says included a discussion of TikTok. He did not say what the nature of those discussions were.
“The call was a very good one for both China and the U.S.A. It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together, and starting immediately. We discussed balancing Trade, Fentanyl, TikTok, and many other subjects,” Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform.
“President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe!”
Supreme Court opinions imminent
Friday 17 January 2025 14:37
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Andrew Griffin
In about half an hour, the Supreme Court is due to release opinions. That will happen at 10am local eastern time.
We don’t know for sure that it will cover TikTok, as it did not say which cases those will cover. And we definitely don’t know whether it will make a difference: during arguments last week, it seemed as if the court would probably uphold the law and thereby leave the TikTok ban in place.
What does the future hold for TikTok?
Friday 17 January 2025 13:08
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Andrew Griffin
If TikTok is banned, what does that mean for users both in the United States and across the world? This Q&A has a look at both.
Will Donald Trump save TikTok from Joe Biden? He’s going to try
Friday 17 January 2025 13:00
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John Bowden
Trump sees halting the bipartisan TikTok ban as an easy way to show he’s delivering results. He’s probably right.
Read the analysis from John Bowden:
Chinese says it is not illegally collecting TikTok users’ data
Friday 17 January 2025 11:17
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Andrew Griffin
The Chinese government has denied accusations that it is illegally collecting user data. It “has never and will never” require companies or individuals to collect data for or provide data to it in a way that violates the law, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
The ministry spokesperson was responding to a question about six Chinese companies including TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi, which have been named in a privacy complaint filed by Austrian advocacy group Noyb claiming the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China.
Republican senator says TikTok is ‘a Chinese communist spy app’
Friday 17 January 2025 11:00
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Ariana Baio
Republican Senator Tom Cotton opposed an effort to extend TikTok’s ban deadline, saying it posed too great of a threat to allow for any concessions or compromises.
“TikTok isn’t just another social media platform,” Cotton said. “TikTok is a Chinese Communist spy app that addicts our kids, harvests their data, targets them with harmful and manipulative and spreads Communist propoganda.”
His opposition was to Senator Ed Markey’s attempt to introduce legislation that would extend the deadline thus giving TikTok more time to work out a deal or at least allow President-elect Donald Trump to weigh-in.
“No extensions, no concession and no compromises for TikTok,” Cotton said.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton blocking an attempt by Senator Ed Markey to extend the deadline for TikTok:
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 16, 2025
Let me be crystal clear, there will be no extensions, no concessions, and no compromises for TikTok pic.twitter.com/XzLPfH755j
Sen. Chris Coons says he welcomes SCOTUS decision
Friday 17 January 2025 22:55
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Julia Musto
I welcome SCOTUS' decision to uphold a bipartisan bill protecting our national security. TikTok isn't just a social media app—it’s a tool used by the CCP to influence Americans' political views & conduct. ByteDance still has a chance to sell the app & keep it available in the US.
— Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) January 17, 2025
Is TikTok’s Chinese alternative any safer than the app facing a potential US ban?
Friday 17 January 2025 09:00
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Athena Stavrou
China-based RedNote has experienced a huge surge in downloads from users in the US and worldwide as the 19 January deadline for the US TikTok ban approaches.
The app, a mix of Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest, is one of the most popular in China and reached the top spot in the UK app download charts this week. Those migrating to the platform, officially called Xiaohongshu, or “Little Red Book,” have been warmly welcomed. Chinese and Western users collaborate on the app, teaching each other English or Mandarin, helping with homework, or sharing jokes about the looming TikTok ban.
Like TikTok, RedNote is owned by a Chinese company, Xingyin Information Technology. Chartered security expert James Bore says that, like most social media platforms, RedNote prioritises growth and engagement over user privacy. However, the platform’s governance under Chinese law sets it apart.
“The difference is that China has a law that the government must have a stake in companies,” he told The Independent. “This is not a secret, it’s written into Chinese law so that they can overrule things and make sure there’s nothing that threatens the Chinese state. That’s a level of interference in companies that we’re not really used to in the West.”
Cybersecurity expert Rob Pritchard added: “I doubt there is a particular risk to individuals, but the broader implications are interesting. It’s not the effect the US government wanted to achieve, I’m sure.”
When users sign up for RedNote, they must accept terms and conditions presented only in Mandarin, leaving many unaware of what they’re agreeing to.
“I saw the terms and conditions for this app and I just clicked it. I didn’t even try to read that,” said new RedNote user Kelsey Higginbottom in a clip.
TikTok refugees welcomed by alternative Chinese apps ahead of ban
Friday 17 January 2025 07:00
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Anthony Cuthbertson
TikTok users in the US have reported receiving a warm welcome on other Chinese-owned apps amid a looming ban on the hugely popular social media platform.
China-based Lemon8 and RedNote have both experienced a surge in downloads from US users as the 19 January deadline for the TikTok ban approaches, each topping the app charts.
Anthony Cuthbertson reports:
Watch: Democrat leader promise to work with Trump administration on TikTok
Friday 17 January 2025 05:00
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Ariana Baio
It’s clear that more time is needed to find an American buyer for TikTok.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 16, 2025
We will continue working to keep TikTok alive, protect content creators’ livelihoods, protect against CCP surveillance, and protect national security.
I will work with the Trump Admin to find a solution. pic.twitter.com/mTRvmGoeUb
TikTok influencer reacts to potential ban: ‘It might be great. It might be awful.’
Friday 17 January 2025 03:00
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Kaleigh Werner
As President Biden signs the TikTok ban bill into law, giving the app’s China-based parent company nine months to sell, fashion influencer Bridget Brown explains uncertainty she feels around the future of her career.
Read more from Kaleigh Werner:
Biden will not enforce TikTok ban, AP reports
Friday 17 January 2025 01:41
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Katie Hawkinson
President Joe Biden does not plan to enforce the ban on TikTok that is set to take effect Sunday, the last full day of his presidency, according to a Thursday night report from the Associated Press.
This means the fate of the app will be in President-elect Donald Trump’s hands when he takes office on Monday, January 20.
“Our interpretation of the law that Congress passed is that absent a credible plan from the company on how they will divest, the President does not have statutory authority to trigger the 90 day extension,” a senior White House official told Politico. “The company has not only not advanced such a plan, they have signaled they have no intention of selling it to an American owner.”
“Given the timing of when it goes into effect over a holiday weekend a day before inauguration, it will be up to the next administration to implement,” the official added.
Biden administration unlikely to intervene before Sunday
Friday 17 January 2025 01:00
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Ariana Baio
Though lawmakers have tried to lobby President Joe Biden to sign a 90-day extension to the TikTok ban, preventing the popular platform from going dark, the White House signaled it won’t do so.
“Our position on this has been clear: TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership. Given the timing of when it goes into effect over a holiday weekend a day before inauguration, it will be up to the next administration to implement,” a White House official told ABC News.
TikTok CEO to attend Trump’s inauguration as app’s fate hangs in the balance
Thursday 16 January 2025 23:00
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Ariana Baio
TikTok CEO Shou Chew may not have a social media platform to run by Sunday but he is still invited to, and expected to attend, Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Monday in Washington D.C.
Read more here:
Preparing to flee TikTok, users begin learning Mandarin
Thursday 16 January 2025 22:20
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Ariana Baio
Duolingo has seen a 216 percent increase in the number of users learning Mandarin compared to this time last year – a sign that young people are willing to learn the language that is widely spoken on platforms alternative to TikTok.
RedNote (Xiaohongshu) has exploded in popularity due to the looming TikTok ban. But it’s designed for a Chinese audience, so the app’s default language is Mandarin Chinese. This has apparently prompted people to learn some of the language so they can use the app.
Learning Mandarin out of spite? You're not alone.
— Duolingo (@duolingo) January 15, 2025
We’ve seen a ~216% growth in new Chinese (Mandarin) learners in the US compared to this time last year. https://t.co/9hzwBxfTgD pic.twitter.com/qWM9f5oFYA
Supreme Court will announce opinions at 10am on Friday
Thursday 16 January 2025 21:42
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Ariana Baio
The Supreme Court is expected to announce at least one opinion at 10 a.m. on Friday – which could potentially be a decision in the TikTok ban case.
The court does not reveal what cases they are making a decision on ahead of time but they signaled they wanted to intervene in the TikTok dispute before the ban takes effect on Sunday, January 19.
The decision will be posted to the Supreme Court’s opinion page.
‘TikTok’s owners had plenty of time’: Republicans push back on attempts to extend deadline
Thursday 16 January 2025 21:00
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Ariana Baio
Republicans blocked legislation that would give TikTok more time to secure a buyer, or at the very least, allow President-elect Donald Trump to handle the potential ban.
“TikTok’s owners had plenty of time to find a buyer. And there were plenty of willing buyers as well,” Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas said after blocking Democrat Senator Ed Markey’s attempt.
TikTok had nine months from the passage of legislation to divest from ByteDance, a Chinese company.
Democrat Senators ask Biden to extend deadline by 90 days
Thursday 16 January 2025 20:20
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Ariana Baio
Democrat Senators Ed Markey of Connecticut and Cory Booker of New Jersey said they have asked President Joe Biden to extend TikTok’s deadline by 90 days to give the social media platform more time to work out a deal.
“In no way should we have TikTok go dark Sunday,” Markey said, according to a report. “It would be catastrophic for so many creators.”
Markey and Booker are among the 60 Senators who voted in favor of the legislation that forces TikTok to be sold or banned by January 19.
The senators are asking Biden to enact the 90-day extension that is a provision of the legislation. Doing so would keep TikTok alive until President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has promised to “save” TikTok.
Democrat leader in Senate fights to extend TikTok ban deadline
Thursday 16 January 2025 19:40
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Ariana Baio
“We aren’t against TikTok. We Want TikTok to keep going,” Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, told reporters on Thursday. “But we are against a Chinese company that is in cahoots with the Chinese Communist Party owning TikTok.”
It was an ironic point of clarification from the Senator, whose party has been trying to extend the TikTok ban so the popular social media platform doesn’t go dark on Sunday.
Schumer was among the 60 senators who voted in favor of passing the legislation last April which forced TikTok to be sold or become inoperable in the U.S.
But they’ve seemingly softened their stance on TikTok – now trying to save young people from losing access to their favorite social media platform.
“TikTok should survive but under new ownership,” Schumer added.
Schumer called out his Republican colleagues for “blocking” their attempts to push the legislation on Wednesday.
Is RedNote any safer than the app facing a potential US ban?
Thursday 16 January 2025 19:15
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Athena Stavrou
The app, a mix of Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest, is one of the most popular in China and reached the top spot in the UK app download charts this week. Those migrating to the platform, officially called Xiaohongshu, or “Little Red Book,” have been warmly welcomed. Chinese and Western users collaborate on the app, teaching each other English or Mandarin, helping with homework, or sharing jokes about the looming TikTok ban.
Athena Stavrou reports:
Biden admin ‘exploring options’ and the app might not be gone Sunday
Thursday 16 January 2025 18:40
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Gustaf Kilander
The outgoing Joe Biden administration is “exploring options” to make sure that TikTok remains available in the U.S. even if Sunday’s ban moves forward, three people familiar with the discussions told NBC News.
“Americans shouldn’t expect to see TikTok suddenly banned on Sunday,” one official said, telling the network that the administration is looking at ways to implement the law without the app going offline.
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Bruce Reed has been fielding calls from those pushing the president to stop a ban from going into effect, two people familiar told NBC.
If the administration stops the ban, the issue will be adjudicated by the incoming administration, which takes the reins following Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
More celebrities call on politicians to help TikTok
Thursday 16 January 2025 18:00
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Ariana Baio
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former president John F. Kennedy, suggested former president Barack Obama should “buy” TikTok and that he would assist in the purchase if necessary.
“Why is no one on our side trying to buy ?? Obama, buy TikTok dude !! Wtf I’ll help,” Schlossberg wrote.
Schlossberg has TikTok to credit for some of his rise to prominence over the last year. However, it is unlikely Schlossberg and Obama could purchase the social media platform as its predicted value is in the billions.
Hey @BarackObama BUY TIKTOK DUDE !!
— Jack Schlossberg (@JBKSchlossberg) January 16, 2025
why is no one on our side trying to buy ??
Obama, buy TikTok dude !! Wtf I’ll help
Trump national security adviser says president-elect is hoping to save TikTok
Thursday 16 January 2025 17:15
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Ariana Baio
Mike Waltz, an incoming national security adviser, told Fox & Friends on Thursday that Donald Trump is actively looking for ways to prevent TikTok from “going dark” while also protecting U.S. data.
“President Trump, and this is in line with the legislation, we will put measures in place to keep TikTok from going dark. The legislation allows for an extension as long as a viable deal is on the table, and essentially, that buys President Trump time to keep TikTok going. It’s been a great platform for him and his campaign to get this America First message out but at the same time, he wants to protect their data,” Waltz said.
incoming Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz: "We will put measures in place to keep TikTok from going dark ... it's been a great platform for him and his campaign to get his America First message out." pic.twitter.com/qrkQbi3Ur4
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 16, 2025
TikTok alternative Rednote has issues of its own
Thursday 16 January 2025 15:43
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Andrew Griffin
Ahead of the ban, TikTok users are heading to rival Rednote in droves. (It has led to its own funny cultural exchange and interactions between the Chinese users who have been on there for a while and the Americans who are fleeing to it, which you can read about here.)
But Rednote might have its own problems. It too is Chinese owned, and there is limited information about how it might be using data. Indeed, CBS News is reporting that it could be banned under the same rules as TikTok.
“This appears to be the kind of app that the statute would apply to and could face the same restrictions as TikTok if it’s not divested,” CBS said that it had been told by an unnamed US official.
The law that banned TikTok is called the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act”. While it does mention TikTok explicitly, it also (as its name suggests) covers other apps from China and other countries such as Iran.
TikTok boss will go to Trump’s inauguration
Thursday 16 January 2025 14:27
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Andrew Griffin
Shou Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, will attend the inauguration of Donald T