r/technology • u/MrKillaMidnight • Jan 19 '25

Social Media TikTok is down in the US

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/18/24346961/tiktok-shut-down-banned-in-the-us
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u/ArkamaZero Jan 19 '25

Trump pushed the idea of banning it during his first presidency.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25

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u/kerouacrimbaud Jan 19 '25

He issued an EO trying to ban it.

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u/shadeandshine Jan 19 '25

Then by that standard do we thanks republicans for Obama care considering it was their idea in the 90s

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u/APRengar Jan 19 '25

I mean, ACA polls really well, so you probably don't want to?

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u/kerouacrimbaud Jan 19 '25

No no no, see, Trump is saving tiktok! He’s the good guy! /s