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/Komotz Jan 19 '25

CEO attending the inauguration, banner saying trump will bring it back....

Didn't trump sign this whole thing back in 2020 BECAUSE he accused tiktok of political manipulation?

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u/awesomemc1 Jan 19 '25

People don’t remember what happened during 2020 when trump signs a order to ban TikTok

People claimed it was Joe Biden’s fault when it’s not since it was in humanitarian bill if I remember correctly since it has to get it signed and can’t be vetoed.

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u/Rstuds7 Jan 19 '25

Biden is getting more blame than he should but he did not go out and really speak for it and he’s the president so id imagine he’d have some influence to help. he really just took the whatever happens happens approach