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/Rawrzawr Jan 19 '25

Am I the only one who remembers Biden saying "If a bill to ban TikTok crosses my desk I'll sign it"?

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u/PraiseBeToScience Jan 19 '25

No, there's a lot of Biden supporters trying to rewrite history here because this was an incredibly dumb move by Biden. Several progressives warned of exactly this happening.

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u/ReveniriiCampion Jan 19 '25

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202486 Check the roll call the initiated this.

But better yet,check where the direction came from: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/

There is no history to rewrite. Biden has no time left to enforce it. But the TikTok ban originated from Trump's Admin in 2020