Tik Tok The app announced on Sunday, January 19 via a statement that it is “restoring service” to users in the United States after a brief outage. Shared on social media. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service.
The statement continued: “We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties in providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and allowing more than 7 million small businesses to thrive.” “It is a strong pro-First Amendment position and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump to find a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States.
On Friday, January 17, the Supreme Court issued a decision Unanimous ruling To support the Protecting Americans from Apps Surveilled by Foreign Adversaries Act, which banned the app nationwide.
“I associate myself with all but Part II(A) of the Court's opinion per Curiam. I see no reason to assume without holding that the statute includes the First Amendment because our precedent leaves no doubt about it,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her ruling. “TikTok engages in expressive activity by collecting and curating material on its platform.”
The app stopped working for users in the US a few hours before midnight on Saturday, January 18. A few hours before the power outage, many celebrities spoke about the ban.
Singer Kesha joked She reminded her followers That her 2010 hit single “Tik Tok” would always be available to them no matter what happened to the app of the same name. In a video shared via Instagram on Saturday, January 18, the singer wore a black jacket and closed her eyes as part of her 2010 hit song played. “TikToK may be temporary, but TiK ToK will be forever,” she wrote via video, adding a peace sign and emoji. Black heart shaped. The song was an instant hit when it debuted, spending nine weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Kylie Kelsey Comment also On the imminent ban. “Something has been weighing heavily on me these past few days,” Kelsey said. January 16th episode From her podcast “I Won't Lie”. “It looks like my favorite app, TikTok, might disappear forever. I hope it doesn't, and I can move on to the end of time. But, just in case I want to post one right for TikTok.
“I think everyone loses” Mark D'Amelio He said in the ABC News studios Effect × Night Line private As of May 2024. “I think small businesses are losing out. “I think politicians are losing too.”
Mark and his wife, Heidi D'Ameliothey are the parents of social media experts Dixie and Charliewho dances on the Internet It went viral In 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“We didn't call ourselves The first family of TikTok“It's hard to believe that so many people sat down and watched a video,” Mark, 56, added on the ABC News special. I think the ability to turn an obscure person into a famous person overnight, I don't think there's any other platform like that.
