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Now that the law has taken effect, there is no legal basis for any kind of 'extension' of its effective date. For TikTok to come back online in the future, ByteDance must agree to a sale that satisfies the law's qualified-divestiture requirements by severing all ties between TikTok and Communist China."
Republican senators Tom Cotton and Pete Ricketts said in a joint statement
I don't know what to do… I've already opened and closed the app probably six times already just to keep getting the same stupid warning message,
Charles told his 20 million Instagram followers
Hey reels, how we doing? We’re here,
TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, whose online fame has landed her a role on Broadway’s & Juliet, posted on Instagram reels on Saturday night ... she said in the short uploadI cried myself to sleep last night,
she addedMaking this made me pretty emotional. Thank you for all the memories made.”
Siwa, who has over 45 million TikTok followers, took to Instagram—where she has 11 million followers—to post a compilation of popular TikTok videos of herself, her caption readingTikTok forever changed my life. This is so crazy to see
he wrote on his Instagram story to his 958k Instagram followersI feel cut off from the world and my community,
he added
To the U.S. government, I’m never forgiving you for this,
she saidOracle might see value it cozying up to Trump, even if it risks crippling liability. Doing so could be good for the company, not doing so could risk important contract,
said Hurwitz
Trump can say that no TikTok service providers will face liability. He can say that all he wants,
Wayne Unger, a law professor at Quinnipiac University, fired off on X SundayThese “service providers” have lost their minds,
he saidI’m trying, and I hope other people will try, to hold onto the simple notion that a US president cannot simply declare a federal law that was passed last year and literally upheld this week to be a nullity—even if it’s a not-so-hot law,
writer and lawyer Luppe B. Luppen said in a post on BlueSkyTrump got China to place what amounts to a front-page ad on the phone of every American on TikTok. Selling out US national security to promote himself as some savior. Surprise, surprise.”
Heath Mayo, founder of the conservative group Principles First, addedTrump hated TikTok (because China) until it helped him win an election (as even he acknowledges) and now he’s going to save it and take a victory lap,
Rupar saidThis TikTok scam by Trump is really something,
Ron Filipowski, a defense attorney and editor-in-chief of the left-leaning MeidasTouch news outlet saidThe United States must take aggressive action against the owners of TikTok to protect our national security,
Trump said in the orderIn agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive,
the Chinese-owned social media company told Newsweek in an emailed statement
TikTok is back up and working on desktop!
Scott Sutton, CEO of Later Media, confirmed the partial restoration on X (formerly Twitter
I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security. The order will also confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order,
Trump wrote
A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US,
said a message to users attempting to use the app