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/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

Well apparently it’s up to Trump to decide what app by Bytedance are considered a “threat”.

He could just no choose TikTok

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u/GrumpyCloud93 Jan 19 '25

Why don't they just make an app "TakyTaky" that references the same content?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

You think the law they passed doesn’t cover that type of loophole? Ha 

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u/GrumpyCloud93 Jan 19 '25

Probably - AIUI it covers the company, not the app. But apparently a lot of people are downloading another Chinese app as a protest. But as Colbert says "the app's primary language is Mandarin, which means they won't be able to read the terms and conditions!"