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/NotAnEternalUterus Jan 19 '25

That won’t help though considering the statute of limitations on those insane fines is 5 years, meaning the next administration could hit TikTok with massive penalties regardless of Trump’s lack of enforcement. They said they don’t want to take that risk.

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u/jakegrubbs19 Jan 19 '25

I’m worried there won’t be a “next administration”