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TikTok goes offline in US after federal ban

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    • 88:88
      I don't think that necessarily has to mean a divestiture,
      CNA
      he said, referring to the law that bans TikTok,
    • 88:88
      It sounds dramatic to say I don’t know what I’ll do without TikTok, but I really don’t know who I’m going to be without TikTok. A large part of who I have become in the last six years and a large part of my growth has come from a lot of the stuff I’ve learned off this app. I really hate to say goodbye.”
      Guardian
      She added
    • 88:88
      It genuinely feels like our parents just came in the middle of the school year and said, ‘Yeah, forget all your friends, forget all the hard work you did at this school, you’re going to have to start from scratch,
      Guardian
      TikToker @inzlay said in a video of herself crying and bidding farewell to her TikTok following of 24,500
    • 88:88
      So.. uh.. anyone else getting this error on the New TikTok? I'm trying to repost a video criticizing Trump for his anti-trans political agenda and it's claiming I am not connected to the internet even though I'm clearly connected and can scroll with no issues..."
      Newsweek
      A post from an account called Damien Dread stated
    • 88:88
      Censorship on TikTok is at an all time high with accounts being deleted, posts going back years being flagged, people losing access to the creator fund for saying anything Anti-Trump, MAGA, Elon, etc. But free speech and all that right?"
      Newsweek
      Another post from the account Dustin Genereux said
    • 88:88
      Whatever happened when TikTok went dark on in the U.S., it seems TikTok have now jumped the red line to the dark side. Resistors are getting content pulled down and the algorithm seems alive to anything overtly anti-Trump."
      Newsweek
      Another post from the account Truth Matters said
    • 88:88
      I have the right to either sell it or close it, and we’ll make that determination,
      CNN
      Trump added in remarks from the Oval Office
    • 88:88
      My decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!”
      CNN
      Trump also writes
    • 88:88
      Joe Biden
      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.” ... 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.”
      CNN
      Biden says ... He also notes in a statement
    • 88:88
      Why would I want to get rid of TikTok?"
      Newsweek
      Trump added the caption
    • 88:88
      Karoline Leavitt
      President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to save TikTok, and there's no better dealmaker than Donald Trump."
      Newsweek
      In January, Karoline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary, told Newsweek
    • 88:88
      The political manipulation of an overstretched concept of security against TikTok has not only caused fluctuations in the emotions of the American public, but has also led to ‘deep personal pain’ for some who rely on it for their livelihood,
      CNN
      the editorial read
    • 88:88
      If we wanted to make a deal with TikTok and it was a good deal and China wouldn’t approve it … I think ultimately, they’d approve it because we’d put tariffs on China, maybe,
      CNN
      he said, while suggesting this wasn’t the only approach he could take
    • 88:88
      Apple and Tesla should also give up 50% of their shares to Chinese companies then,
      CNN
      one comment with thousands of likes said
    • 88:88
      Robbery does not change its nature just because it changes from 100% to 50%,
      CNN
      the comment added
    • 88:88
      We need 50% control of Nvidia then!”
      CNN
      said another commentator, referring to the US chipmaker
    • 88:88
      China will not let ByteDance kneel down,
      CNN
      another comment read, referring to TikTok’s parent company
    • 88:88
      The law was enacted to address the very real national security risks posed by TikTok’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Delaying its enforcement is a reckless abdication of responsibility,
      The Gazette
      they said in a joint statement
    • 88:88
      This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations,
      The Gazette
      the order states
    • 88:88
      The unfortunate timing of section 2(a) of the Act — one day before I took office as the 47th President of the United States — interferes with my ability to assess the national security and foreign policy implications of the Act’s prohibitions before they take effect,
      The Gazette
      according to the order from Trump