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/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/Ouaouaron Jan 19 '25 edited Jan 19 '25

Banning TikTok had bipartisan support.

Now that TikTok has made it clear they don't want to sell themselves to a US owner to avoid the ban—and now that people are angry—both the current president and the incoming president are trying their hardest to avoid enforcing the ban they supported.

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u/Ouaouaron Jan 19 '25

My guess is that Washington expected ByteDance to sell, which would have prevented any serious blowback from their constituents.