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I started five years ago in 2020 during (the Covid-19) quarantine, and I've been employed, like, through TikTok, and now it just feels like suddenly I'm unemployed,
said Ayman, an avid reader who offers book recommendations on the platform, earning enough from ads and sponsors to pay her bills I'm more sad than shocked,
the 24-year-old Chaudhary told AFP On behalf of everyone at TikTok and all our users across the country, I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States."
Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, said in a TikTok video posted Friday Again, what people like about TikTok is that it's easy and convenient. The more users have to use workarounds, the more attractive other platforms will start to look, and as more people go elsewhere, then the reason to be on TikTok will diminish accordingly."
Sarah Kreps, professor and director of the Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University, told Newsweek Some VPNs use poorly implemented encryption and make them vulnerable to attacks. Free VPNs might contain malware that steal data or damage devices,
We consistently see significant spikes in VPN demand when access to online platforms is restricted, and this situation is no different."
Lauren Hendry Parsons, privacy advocate at ExpressVPN, told CNBC I do believe that banning a social media app like TikTok is a violation of the First Amendment."
Over the past few days, it has become clear that, without action from you, TikTok will likely go dark on Sunday, with serious consequences for the 170 million Americans and 7 million businesses that rely on TikTok. A shutdown would be especially painful for creators in California who have been using the platform to share their stories and find resources during the tragic wildfires around Los Angeles."
Senators Cory Booker and Edward Markey said in a Thursday letter I think that's good from a rule of law point of view. I thought TikTok's arguments were exceptionally weak...There's no need for TikTok to shut down if China will allow TikTok to be sold. But for months now, Beijing has refused to entertain what I understand are multiple offers, substantial offers to purchase TikTok from all kinds of different people."
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley told reporters They've never been tried and found guilty of sharing information with the communist government or any of that,
the Kentucky senator said I haven't had a chance to read the ruling yet, but very disappointed,
he told reporters on Friday I've never been in favor of banning speech,
China is adapting in real-time to the ruling,
said Craig Singleton, a China expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, which submitted a brief in the case against TikTok TikTok's scale and susceptibility to foreign adversary control, together with the vast swaths of sensitive data the platform collects, justify differential treatment to address the government's national security concerns,
the Supreme Court said in the unsigned opinion Oh my god, I'm speechless,
said Lourd Asprec, 21, of Houston, who has amassed 16.3 million followers on TikTok and makes an estimated $80,000 a year from the platform Authoritarian regimes should not have unfettered access to millions of Americans' sensitive data,
Beijing needs TikTok more than Washington does,
said Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow and expert in U.S.-China relations at the Hudson Institute think tank It’s looking like the TikTok fan is going to happen, and I have a lot of American followers, but who knows how this is going to trickle down to the rest of the world and maybe impact TikTok globally
popular U.K. influencer Max Balegde said in a TikTok post I just wanted to come on here and say goodbye. This has been super fun,
I just got out of a meeting with a bunch of billionaires — TikTok, we mean business,
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