TikTok Officially Banned in the USA Thread

[Payday23]

Should have been banned and another american one could have copied it.

There's lomo but the companies running it are a mess. It was a MrZackMorris special in 2021.

 

[88m3]

 

[Serious]

TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill passed by Congress

Congress passed a large spending package that includes a bill banning TikTok from being used on government devices and new filing fees for mergers.

www.cnbc.com

Picking up steam

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

How TikTok Became a Diplomatic Crisis

A Chinese app conquered the planet — and now the U.S. is threatening to shut it down. Can the world’s biggest virality machine survive?

www.nytimes.com

 

[Dameon Farrow]

China got all our data

China doesn't need TikTok to get it. It's like when people say the gov't can get your dna from 23andme. It's not 1973. They have your shyt on file somewhere already. Especially if you regularly go to the doctor.

 

[Serious]

More social media regulation is coming in 2023, members of Congress say

Legislators and advocates say they are looking to further regulate social media companies in 2023.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Serious]

Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It (Published 2023)

The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.

www.nytimes.com

@MMS @Rigby. @Chrishaune

 

[Rigby.]

Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It (Published 2023)

The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.

www.nytimes.com

@MMS @Rigby. @Chrishaune

Breh I’m a sports section poster, this shyt is like having Ja Rule opine on politics. The hell do I know

 

[Secure Da Bag]

It won’t happen nationally.

But it might happen federally. If it isn't already.

 

[Serious]

 

[Rice N Beans]

I see Facebook and its companies are allowed unfettered access to mine and pollute in cahoots with Uncle Sam but TikTok needs a line in the sand.

 

[Serious]

 

[drifter]

Apple and Google face mounting pressure to remove TikTok from app stores

Sen. Michael Bennet is demanding the companies restrict downloads of the app.

www.theverge.com

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) demanded that Apple and Google “immediately” remove TikTok from their app stores in a letter addressed to the companies’ chief executives, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, Thursday.

Bennet’s push to restrict downloads of the app is just the latest in a series of mounting congressional actions to ban the embattled Chinese-owned app. Since January, Republicans and Democrats have been calling for either their colleagues or Biden administration officials to quickly impose stricter data collection restrictions or a nationwide ban on the app, citing its possible risks to US national security.

“TikTok’s vast influence and aggressive data collection pose a specific threat to US national security because of its parent company’s obligations under Chinese law,” Bennet wrote. “Given these grave and growing concerns, I ask that you remove TikTok from your respective app stores immediately.”

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

TikTok Promoted Macabre Suggestions After Nicola Bulley's Body Found

Within hours of Nicola Bulley’s body being found, TikTok was suggesting users seek out ghoulish imagery.

www.vice.com

 

[Serious]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/tech/canada-bans-tiktok-government-devices/index.html

White House gives agencies 30 days to impose federal device TikTok ban

The White House on Monday gave government agencies 30 days to ensure they do not have Chinese-owned app TikTok on federal devices and systems.

www.cnbc.com