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The US as a country is so powerful and big and I don’t think TikTok can keep going if there’s no American users on the app,
said Mr Pratt, who has more than 220,000 followers on TikTok (The ... The app) is all in Mandarin, I believe, and there’s a lot of terms which I don’t know what I’m agreeing to,
A lot of creators rely on this app for a living, and it’s about to be pulled away from under them,
he told the PA news agency Influencers are often actors, musicians, comedians and people in the arts,
the London-based creator told PA 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,
TikTok said in a statement The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok's availability to over 170 million Americans,
TikTok said after the Supreme Court decision In addition, we request that you clarify that no app store, internet hosting service, or other provider faces any risk of enforcement or penalties with respect to TikTok, CapCut, or any other ByteDance apps, until such further guidance has been issued,
said the letter by attorney Jeffrey Fisher We're really in uncharted territory here in terms of tech policy,
said Sarak Kreps, the director of Cornell University's Tech Policy Institute 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 It ultimately goes up to me, so you're going to see what I'm going to do. Congress has given me the decision, so I'll be making the decision."
Trump, in a reported phone call with CNN's Pamela Brown 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 propaganda masquerading as legal arguments."
Republican Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, on X, formerly Twitter The CCP has been put on notice that the American people’s data is no longer for the taking. The incoming Trump administration must be prepared to uphold this TikTok divestment law and put the privacy and security of America first,
It’s not a ban of a popular social media platform, but its forced divestiture from a foreign adversary: the Chinese Communist Party,
Shapiro said, lauding the Supreme Court’s prompt unanimity to uphold the law just seven days after hearing oral arguments over the case To our American users, thank you for making TikTok a rich and vibrant space, for surprising and delighting us every day,
We know a lot of things are up in the air, with the TikTok ban scheduled to go into effect this weekend,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Friday before the court’s decision We have a few days to try to work this out, and let’s see where we land.”
Asked by NBC News on Wednesday what he would tell those millions of TikTok creators, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., simply replied TikTok should not be banned; it should be sold. China should not own it, but it should continue to exist in this country. The Supreme Court's decision opens the way for constructive efforts now to preserve TikTok, which everybody wants."
Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a former state attorney general, added
