TikTok prepares for US ban after delay bid rejected
TikTok prepares for US ban after delay bid rejected
More than 170 million Americans use TikTok, with a nationwide ban set to come into force on 19 January
Summary
TikTok, with 170 million US users, faces a nationwide US ban starting January 19 unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform.
A court rejected ByteDance’s bid to delay the ban, forcing TikTok to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The US government cites national security concerns over data collection, while TikTok argues its US user data is stored domestically.
President Biden may grant a 90-day extension, but the decision could fall to Trump, who has opposed banning TikTok.
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but the decision could fall to Trump, who has opposed banning TikTok.
I firmly believe he only ever said that to get elected. Trump is the one who called for the ban in the first place, and he's already shown that he won't be following through on the campaign promises he doesn't actually care about.
Iirc he had a meeting with some investor in TikTok and after that meeting his tune completely flipped.
Members of his previous administration complained about his tendency to just kind of agree with the last person who spoke to him on a given topic / day. I assume it's mostly due to his love of (need for) flattery - he comes out of each meeting feeling great and wanting to endorse whatever that person was saying.
LOL, perfect reference. Hope that's not where I got the idea haha.
But damn, ya know what, I need to watch this whole entire show again, it was fucking AWESOME. Avasarala herself (not in this clip of course) is dope enough to merit a re-watch, and there are so many cool characters and excellent performances, the writing is great, the universe is great, fuck. I'm not even a TV or really movie watcher.
I thought that I read somewhere that TikTok helped Trump during this election and that is why he wanted to reverse the ban.