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  • Trump inauguration gathers Musk, Bezos and TikTok CEO as billionaires flock to the Capitol


    Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg walk into a bar.

    Sounds like the start of a joke, right? If only it were. 

    Today, the three richest men in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index will come together for the inauguration of Donald Trump. It’s a picture-perfect snapshot of what we can expect over the next four years: an administration built around delivering for big business. And for the next 100 days and after, it’s what we’re going to be tracking at “The 11th Hour.” We’re calling it “White House: For Sale?”

    Today, the three richest men in the world will come together for the inauguration of Donald Trump.

    In his farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, President Joe Biden cautioned: “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”

    It’s a stark warning. Pay attention.

    Follow MSNBC’s live blog for the latest updates and expert analysis on Donald Trump’s inauguration.

    Trump is already hard at work filling key posts in his administration with billionaires and millionaires. Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for commerce secretary, is reportedly worth $2 billion. Linda McMahon, tapped to lead the Department of Education, has a net worth of $2.6 billion. All told, there could be more than a dozen billionaires working in multiple federal agencies, not to mention the quasi-governmental workers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-chairs of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

    Meanwhile, the biggest names in tech keep popping up at Mar-a-Lago to visit Trump. Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg have all trooped down to Florida over the past few weeks. The CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, made the pilgrimage in December as well. Fighting to keep his company in business in the U.S., Chew is now expected to join his social media peers at the inauguration, along with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.

    Perhaps it’s not surprising to see this much money and power mingling with the incoming president and his administration. The revolving door of lobbyist to White House staffer to lobbyist, and from CEO to Cabinet secretary and back again, isn’t exclusive to one political party. Money in politics has been a problem in both Republican and Democratic administrations.

    But since the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, this problem has gotten worse. (Somewhat ironically, tomorrow marks 15 years since the ruling.) Citizens United opened the floodgates to unlimited spending on elections by corporations, special interest groups and, eventually, individuals.

    And give they did.

    According to OpenSecrets, outside groups spent a total of $574.5 million during the 2008 election cycle. Four years later — and two years after Citizens United — that amount more than doubled to $1.3 billion. In 2024, it hit a whopping $4.5 billion. That’s a 680% increase from 2008 to 2024 in money from corporations, super PACs and individuals.

    Which leads us back to where we are at today, at the beginning of a new administration led by arguably one of the most transactional presidents in modern history.

    Which leads us back to where we are at today, at the beginning of a new administration led by arguably one of the most transactional presidents in modern history. When Trump was in office last time, his company owned a hotel blocks away from the White House where foreign leaders and special interest groups booked rooms and hosted lavish parties. Once Trump left Washington, the Trump Organization sold the lease rights of that hotel. Now, it’s talking about reacquiring them again.

    In this Trump White House, Fortune 500 companies know what to expect. They see the dealmaking and they’re going to do what they believe is in the best interest of their business, for their shareholders, employees and customers. Donations to the inauguration are on track to reach almost $200 million, nearly double the amount in 2017.

    That doesn’t mean that what gets decided in this second administration will be in the best interests of the American people. What it does mean is that we, all of us, need to watch what’s happening in Washington, and to remain clear-eyed about what we could be in for. You keep paying attention. And so will we.

    Charlie Herman contributed.



    On January 20th, 2021, the inauguration of President Donald Trump brought together some of the wealthiest individuals in the world as billionaires flocked to the Capitol to witness the historic event. Among those in attendance were tech moguls Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the CEO of TikTok.

    The presence of Musk, Bezos, and the TikTok CEO at the inauguration highlights the influence and power that billionaires hold in today’s society. These individuals not only have immense wealth, but also significant political and societal influence.

    As the Trump administration begins its next term, it is clear that the support and attention of billionaires will play a crucial role in shaping the future of the country. With their vast resources and connections, these individuals have the ability to impact policy decisions and shape the direction of the nation.

    The presence of Musk, Bezos, and the TikTok CEO at the inauguration serves as a reminder of the close ties between wealth and power in the United States. As these billionaires continue to amass wealth and influence, their role in shaping the country’s future will only become more significant.

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  • TikTok Is Back Online in the US — but Not Available on App Stores


    • TikTok is back online in the US after Donald Trump promised to delay a ban.
    • TikTok is working for users who already have the app, but unavailable to download from app stores.
    • The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok divest-or-ban law on Friday.

    After going dark for millions of Americans this weekend, TikTok came back online following a pledge from Donald Trump to keep it going. There’s just one problem: the law says it should still be offline.

    TikTok’s status in the US was thrown into confusion ahead of Trump’s inauguration on Monday after the president-elect promised to extend the deadline on a law threatening to ban the social media app unless it was sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.

    The divest-or-ban law signed in April last year on national security grounds was upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday, meaning TikTok would officially be offline in the US on January 19 unless it had a new owner. On Saturday, TikTok went dark for American users ahead of the ban.

    But following Trump’s pledge over the weekend to delay the law’s effect with an executive order — he asked tech companies to “not let TikTok stay dark” — the companies responsible for making TikTok available in the US appear to have taken diverging paths over the law.

    “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” the company said in a statement on Sunday.

    TikTok also thanked Trump for his assurance that its service providers — which include Apple, Google, Oracle, and cloud provider Akamai — “will face no penalties” by providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans.

    Not all service providers seem to have been convinced that’s the case.

    Both Apple and Google have opted to comply with the law upheld by the Supreme Court by blocking new downloads of TikTok on their respective app stores; TikTok remained unavailable on their app stores ahead of Trump’s inauguration on Monday.

    It means people in the US can use TikTok if they have already installed it, but they cannot download it from Apple or Google’s app stores.

    Meanwhile, The Information reported on Sunday that key partner Oracle was turning its TikTok servers back on to support that process — despite the ban. Under the terms of a 2020 deal, US TikTok user data is stored on Oracle Cloud.

    TikTok, Oracle, Apple, Google, and additional service provider Akamai Technologies did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.

    How this saga will unfold once Trump takes office continues to face uncertainty.

    Though Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that “there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark” before his promised executive order, it appears that Apple and Google have chosen to stand by the law that officially bans TikTok.

    Not standing by it could come with risk: the law states that US service providers that make TikTok available in the country face a penalty of $5,000 for each person who uses the app. TikTok has over 170 million users in the US so that fine could top $850 billion.

    The decision to stick by the law has also drawn praise from some quarters of the Republican Party. In a statement, Senators Tom Cotton and Pete Ricketts commended tech companies for following the law.

    “The law, after all, risks ruinous bankruptcy for any company that violates it,” they said. “Now that the law has taken effect, there’s no legal basis for any kind of ‘extension’ of its effective date.”





    After a tumultuous few days of uncertainty, TikTok is finally back online in the US. However, there’s a catch – the popular social media app is not available for download on app stores.

    Users who already have the app installed on their devices can once again access their favorite videos and create new content. But for those who don’t have it yet, they’re out of luck for now.

    The situation highlights the ongoing battle between TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, and the US government over concerns about national security and data privacy. Despite efforts to ban the app, TikTok has managed to find a way to stay operational in the country.

    For now, users can still enjoy TikTok if they already have it on their phones. But the future remains uncertain as the legal and political drama continues to unfold. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.

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  • TikTok restores service after going dark in US, crediting Trump’s ‘clarity’


    TikTok is back online in the US after the social media app went dark early Sunday when a new law banning the app took effect at midnight.

    The Chinese-owned service welcomed users back after a 12-hour shutdown, with many Americans now able to access the app, according to a CNN report. In an alert, it said, “As a result of President Trump’s efforts, TikTok is back in the US.”

    Beginning late Saturday, US TikTok users were shown a message saying the app wasn’t available, citing the new law, scheduled to come in at midnight.

    In a post on X Sunday afternoon, TikTok said it was process of restoring access to its US audience, and credited incoming president Donald Trump.

    “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive.”

    In a social media post on Sunday, Trump asked tech companies to “not let TikTok stay dark” and reiterated his plan to issue a reprieve once he takes office.

    “I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security,” Trump posted. “The order will also confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order.”

    Trump also said he would like to see TikTok become a joint venture with 50% American ownership. TikTok’s statement followed roughly two hours later.

    The alert also mentioned Trump by name saying, “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.”

    On its website earlier, TikTok told users they could still login to download their data. As of Sunday afternoon, that message had been updated to read: “We’re working hard to resolve this issue. Thank you for your patience.”





    TikTok Restores Service in US After Mysterious Outage, Credits Trump’s ‘Clarity’

    TikTok, the popular social media platform, experienced a sudden outage in the United States yesterday, leaving millions of users unable to access the app. The cause of the outage was not immediately clear, but many speculated that it was due to technical issues or possibly even a cyber attack.

    However, in a surprising turn of events, TikTok announced today that the service has been restored and credited President Trump for providing “clarity” on the situation. In a statement, TikTok CEO Zhang Yiming stated, “We are grateful for President Trump’s clear and decisive leadership in addressing the issues surrounding our platform. His guidance has helped us navigate through this challenging time and we are pleased to announce that TikTok is back up and running in the US.”

    The exact nature of the issues that led to the outage and how President Trump’s involvement helped resolve them remain unclear. Some speculate that the Trump administration’s recent executive orders targeting TikTok may have played a role in the outage, while others believe that it was simply a technical glitch that was quickly resolved.

    Regardless of the cause, TikTok users in the US can now breathe a sigh of relief as the popular app is once again available for them to enjoy. As for President Trump, his involvement in the situation has left many wondering what other surprises may be in store for the social media platform in the future.

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  • 90.5 hosts TikTok funeral – The Famuan


    Photo courtesy: @905theflava)/X

    With a ban of the popular social media app TikTok looming large over the United States, many users and content creators are bracing for the inevitable.

    Last year President Joe Biden, wary of TikTok’s Chinese owner, signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The app is scheduled to be removed from app stores and shut down on January 19, one day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

     TikTok rose in popularity in the United States  during COVID-19 when nobody could leave home. Millions turned to TikTok for entertainment, and the app  was there to deliver. According to Independent.co.uk, it is estimated that 170 million Americans use the app each month. 

    Starting Sunday, TikTok will significantly lose users to top content creators who set trends that make the app so popular. 

    Florida A&M University’s student-led radio station, 90.5 The Flava Station, hosted a funeral for the app at 2 p.m. Thursday. It is essential to note that the funeral was a parody and that nobody passed away. 

    The idea for the funereal was spearheaded by the station’s promotions manager, Jayla Royal, a fourth-year broadcast journalism major. She said that she was inspired to hold this event. 

    “As the promotions manager of 90.,5 it is my job to develop creative and innovative ways to promote the station,” Royal said. 

    90.5’s funeral event was made into a TikTok video that will circulate on the app and a few other social media apps such as Instagram and X. The video is meant to generate one last laugh and inspire a few of your favorite dances. 

    In the video, members of the 90.5 team mixed some of the sounds and trends into a 90’s R&B classic, “Hard to Say Goodbye” by Boyz II Men. For example, some trending sounds mixed into the song were “My Shayla,” #real friendship, and Sahbabii’s wall dance, just to name a few. 

    Royal said this will make the radio station stand out  among those creating tributes to the popular app. “The funeral will be more impactful as opposed to just making a RIP TikTok post; anybody can do that,” she said. 

    Students attending the parody TikTok funeral dressed in all black, and some even had flowers. The service began with two casket bearers marching with a small box containing a picture of the TikTok logo with the radio station members following close behind, just as you would at a traditional funeral.  Once the “casket” was placed down, station members would go up one by one and either say their favorite TikTok phrase or do their favorite TikTok dance in a grieving fashion to commensurate the app’s death. 

    With its time dwindling, TikTok has given people of all ages and races a place to learn, laugh, shop and dance. 

    With the app’s banishment, many will be left wondering how they will move forward, especially Gen Z, because many in that generation use TikTok as a search engine similar to Google. For example, they use TikTok to look up simple things such as good places to eat. 

    Trinity Dantzler attended Thursday’s event, and said she is going to miss TikTok.

    “TikTok is special — you can learn on TikTok, you can teach someone on TikTok, you can dance on TikTok. TikTok is one of those apps that encompasses everything,” she said. Hopefully, a new app will emerge to replace TikTok.



    Recently, the hosts of 90.5 FM, the student-run radio station at Florida A&M University, decided to host a unique event on TikTok – a funeral. The hosts, known as “The Famuan,” wanted to create a creative and entertaining way to say goodbye to the platform as it faces potential bans and restrictions.

    The funeral was a lighthearted and humorous affair, with the hosts dressed in black and delivering eulogies for TikTok. They reminisced about their favorite TikTok trends and videos, and even performed a parody of popular TikTok dances.

    Despite the playful nature of the event, the hosts also took a moment to acknowledge the impact that TikTok has had on their lives and the lives of millions of users around the world. They expressed hope that the platform would be able to overcome its challenges and continue to provide a space for creativity and connection.

    Overall, the TikTok funeral hosted by 90.5 FM was a fun and creative way to pay tribute to a beloved social media platform. While the future of TikTok remains uncertain, the hosts of The Famuan made sure to send it off in style.

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  • New Yorkers Attend Mock Funeral for TikTok Prior to Brief US Shutdown


    “Mourners” attended a mock funeral for TikTok in New York City on January 17, as the social media platform announced it would possibly be “forced” to shut down on January 19.

    Video recorded by Ava Kramer shows an inflatable doll dressed in TikTok merchandise inside a casket in Washington Square Park on Friday.

    “Flowers and candles were given to bystanders to place around the coffin,” Kramer told Storyful.

    The “funeral” was hosted by comedian Zach Sage Fox.

    TikTok shut itself down late Saturday evening, according to news reports, but was working to restore its services come Sunday afternoon after President-elect Donald Trump posted to Truth Social, saying he would “issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect.”

    On Sunday, users reported being able to access the platform once again along with a message saying, “As a result of President Trump’s efforts, TikTok is back in the US.” Credit: Ava Kramer via Storyful





    On September 17th, a group of New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park to attend a mock funeral for TikTok, the popular social media app. The event was organized as a lighthearted protest against the potential ban of TikTok in the United States.

    With rumors swirling about the app’s uncertain future in the US due to concerns about national security and data privacy, attendees dressed in black and carried signs mourning the loss of their beloved platform. Some even brought flowers and candles to pay their respects to the app that has become a staple in the lives of many young people.

    Despite the somber tone of the event, participants also used the opportunity to voice their support for TikTok and their opposition to the ban. Many argued that TikTok provides a creative outlet and sense of community for its users, and that shutting it down would be a loss for millions of people.

    While the future of TikTok in the US remains uncertain, the mock funeral served as a reminder of the app’s impact on its users and the cultural significance it has gained in a short amount of time. As the debate over TikTok’s fate continues, its loyal fans are determined to keep the platform alive in any way they can.

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  • Here’s Who Could Buy TikTok As Ban Starts


    Topline

    The AI search engine startup Perplexity AI has reportedly submitted a bid to merge with TikTok, as other companies and billionaires have rumored to be, or have expressed in, buying ByteDance’s popular social media app to navigate around a U.S. ban. (UPDATE: TikTok says it is “restoring service”—read more here.)

    Key Facts

    Perplexity AI submitted an offer to ByteDance to merge the company with TikTok and New Capital Partners, in a deal that would allow for most of ByteDance’s investors to retain their equity stakes, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC.

    Chinese government officials have considered selling TikTok’s U.S. operations to Tesla CEO Elon Musk as China discusses navigating a relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, whose ties to Musk have tightened in recent months, Bloomberg reported (ByteDance, responding to Bloomberg’s report, told Forbes it “can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction.”)

    YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, wrote on X he would “buy TikTok so it doesn’t get banned,” later claiming he had “so many billionaires” reach out to him and said he would “see if we can pull this off.”

    Project Liberty, an internet advocacy group run by billionaire Frank McCourt, submitted a proposal—backed by “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary, Guggenheim Securities and others—on Jan. 9 to buy TikTok’s U.S.-based assets, saying the group would restructure the company to collect less user data.

    O’Leary told Fox he put $20 billion “on the table” for TikTok, saying the Supreme Court backed a law banning the app in the U.S. so that it could be sold to an “American syndicate.”

    A former TikTok employee suggested to Forbes that Amazon could potentially purchase the app, as Amazon—the third-largest advertiser on the app—has deepened its relationship with the platform after announcing a partnership allowing users to browse and purchase Amazon products on TikTok.

    The video-sharing platform Rumble offered to buy TikTok in March 2024, saying the company was “ready to join a consortium with other parties” to purchase the app, though neither Rumble nor CEO Chris Pavlovski disclosed details about the offer.

    Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard’s former CEO, expressed interest in purchasing TikTok and has floated the idea with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others to help finance the deal, according to the Wall Street Journal, though Kotick has not commented publicly on the offer.

    Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told CNBC in March 2024 he planned to “put together a group” to buy TikTok, later telling Bloomberg in May he had reached out to “a lot of tech companies” about buying the app and recreating its algorithm, which ByteDance has said would not be included in a sale.

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    News Peg

    A nationwide ban on TikTok took effect Sunday, and the platform took itself offline for U.S. users minutes earlier.

    What Companies Have Tried To Buy Tiktok?

    Microsoft reportedly offered to buy TikTok from ByteDance in August 2020, and the deal—referred to by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella as the “strangest thing I’ve ever worked on”—nearly closed before falling apart. Oracle and Walmart announced in September 2020 the companies had reached a deal to acquire TikTok, but that deal fell through after the Biden administration reportedly stopped it from moving forward to address the app’s potential security risks.

    How Much Is Tiktok Worth?

    Dan Ives, an analyst for Wedbush Securities, told CBS the financial services firm had valued TikTok at about $100 billion including the algorithm. Ives has also suggested ByteDance could expect $40 billion to $50 billion for the platform’s U.S. operations.

    Will Trump Stop The Tiktok Ban?

    Trump announced Sunday he will delay the TikTok ban when he retakes office Monday in order to “make a deal to protect our national security,” and proposed TikTok shift to a joint venture with at least 50% U.S. ownership. He has the power to halt the law for 90 days if ByteDance is making progress toward a sale, potentially allowing TikTok to return to the U.S. market temporarily. Read more about Trump’s options here.

    Key Background

    President Joe Biden signed a law in April 2024 that included a nationwide ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sold the app, after lawmakers for years expressed concerns about TikTok’s ties to China. Forbes previously reported about TikTok spying on journalists, promoting Chinese propaganda on the app criticizing U.S. politicians, mishandling user data—including financial information, Social Security numbers and personal contacts—and tracking “sensitive words.” TikTok and ByteDance have denied any wrongdoing or links to the Chinese government, claiming in a legal filing in May the proposed ban was “simply not possible: not commercially, not technologically, not legally.”

    Forbes Valuation

    Musk is the wealthiest person on Earth with an estimated net worth of $428.8 billion. McCourt, the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has a net worth valued at $1.4 billion.

    Further Reading

    ForbesSupreme Court Didn’t Rule On TikTok Ban Today—What To Know As Justices Signal They May Uphold LawBy Alison DurkeeForbesChina Reportedly Considers Elon Musk As Potential TikTok Buyer —Here’s Everything We KnowBy Antonio Pequeño IV



    With the looming ban on TikTok in the United States, speculation is running rampant about which company or entity could potentially swoop in and purchase the popular video-sharing app. With its massive user base and cultural impact, there are several possible contenders who could potentially step in to acquire TikTok.

    One of the most talked-about potential buyers is Microsoft, which has already expressed interest in purchasing the US operations of TikTok. With its deep pockets and experience in the tech industry, Microsoft could be a strong contender to take over the app and ensure its continued success.

    Another possible buyer could be a consortium of investors, possibly including major tech companies or venture capital firms. By pooling their resources, these investors could potentially make a bid for TikTok and keep it running in the US.

    Other potential buyers could include social media giants like Facebook or Twitter, who could see acquiring TikTok as a way to expand their reach and compete more effectively in the video-sharing space.

    As the ban on TikTok looms, it remains to be seen who will ultimately step in to purchase the app and keep it alive in the US market. With so much at stake, the race to buy TikTok is sure to be a closely watched and hotly contested affair.

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  • What We Know About the TikTok Ban


    Starting on Saturday night, TikTok, the short-form video app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, was unavailable in the United States as a result of a new law that banned the company’s apps in the country. By around noon on Sunday, it was back.

    Though the law calls on ByteDance to sell TikTok to non-Chinese owners or face a ban starting Sunday, TikTok said it was responding to new “clarity” from President-elect Donald J. Trump when it restored service.

    Mr. Trump vowed early Sunday to stall the implementation of the ban to give TikTok more time to make a sale that would satisfy the law. It’s still not clear how he’ll be able to do so.

    TikTok feeds stopped working in the United States late on Saturday night. Instead of videos, the app showed a pop-up message to users that said a law banning TikTok was enacted in the United States and that “President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.” It added, “Please stay tuned!”

    Then around noon on Sunday, the app worked again.

    “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok,” the company said in a statement.

    In practice, the law penalizes app stores, like Apple and Google, and other internet companies, like Oracle, for distributing or updating any TikTok content.

    It is not clear if Mr. Trump can stall the ban under the law, but he has vowed to do so. Mr. Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social on Sunday that he would issue an executive order on Monday that would “extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security.”

    He also said that he planned to arrange a deal that would give the United States a 50 percent ownership stake in a new entity involving TikTok, but it was unclear what shape that would take. “Without U.S. approval, there is no Tik Tok,” he wrote. “With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.”

    The new law has a provision that says a president can issue a one-time extension of 90 days to the ban, if he or she certifies to Congress that a “qualified divestiture” is underway and that it can take place during that period. But it’s not clear if he can exercise that option now that the law has taken effect. The law was passed by Congress with wide bipartisan support, signed by President Biden and now upheld by the Supreme Court. So to simply subvert it now will raise serious questions.

    Sarah Kreps, the director of the Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University, said that Mr. Trump’s options now are “uncharted legal territory.”

    U.S. officials have long been concerned about ByteDance’s ties to the Chinese government. They’ve pointed out that ByteDance could hand over sensitive U.S. user data to Beijing, like location information, noting to laws that allow the Chinese government to secretly demand data from Chinese companies and citizens for intelligence-gathering operations.

    They are also worried that China could use TikTok’s content recommendations to fuel misinformation, a concern that escalated in the United States after the start of the Israel-Hamas war and during the presidential election.

    TikTok has long maintained that it has never misused data or spread propaganda at the behest of Beijing in the United States. It has tried to distance itself from ByteDance, which is considered to be one of the world’s most highly valued start-ups, by saying that TikTok’s headquarters are in Singapore and Los Angeles, and that ByteDance is largely owned by global investors. But there are still employees in China that work on TikTok, even though TikTok itself is not used in China.

    Yes. Mr. Trump tried to orchestrate a sale of TikTok to American companies in 2020 and attempted to ban the app — an effort that was ultimately struck down by federal courts. He publicly ​c​hanged his stance on TikTok last March soon after he met with Jeff Yass, a billionaire and Republican megadonor who owns a significant share of ByteDance, though Mr. Trump has said they did not discuss the company.

    He also enjoyed his success on the app during the 2024 election, where he now has over 14 million followers. He has credited the app with helping him win young voters. In his message on Sunday, he noted that he wanted TikTok users to be able to enjoy his inauguration on the app.



    The future of TikTok in the United States has been uncertain for months now, as the Trump administration has threatened to ban the popular social media app due to national security concerns. Here’s what we know so far about the potential ban:

    1. Executive orders: President Trump issued executive orders in August 2020 that would effectively ban TikTok from operating in the US. The first order required the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its US operations to a US-based company within 45 days. The second order banned any transactions with ByteDance starting in September.

    2. Legal challenges: TikTok has challenged the executive orders in court, arguing that they violate due process and free speech rights. Several court rulings have temporarily blocked the bans from going into effect, giving TikTok time to negotiate a potential sale of its US operations.

    3. Proposed deals: Several American companies, including Microsoft, Oracle, and Walmart, have expressed interest in acquiring TikTok’s US operations. However, negotiations have been ongoing for months, and a deal has yet to be finalized.

    4. Deadline extension: The deadline for TikTok to sell its US operations was extended multiple times, most recently to December 4, 2020. It remains to be seen whether a deal will be reached by this deadline or if the Trump administration will move forward with the ban.

    5. Biden administration: With the incoming Biden administration set to take office in January 2021, the fate of TikTok in the US could change. It’s unclear whether President-elect Biden will continue the efforts to ban the app or if he will take a different approach.

    Overall, the situation surrounding the TikTok ban remains fluid, with many moving parts and uncertainties. As negotiations continue and legal challenges play out, TikTok users and the tech industry as a whole are left wondering what the future holds for the popular app.

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  • TikTok is back online in the U.S., following Trump’s promise to pause the ban : NPR


    The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17 in Houston.

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    After a black-out that lasted about 14 hours, TikTok has returned to the U.S.

    The hugely popular video app was taken offline Saturday night in compliance with a law that effectively banned the service nationwide unless it splits off from ByteDance, its China-based owner. Last week, the Supreme Court upheld the law.

    On Saturday, Google and Apple removed the app from their stores, a requirement of the ban, which also forbids web-hosting companies from providing back-end support to the app.

    When Biden officials said they would leave enforcement of the law up to the Trump administration, web-hosting services were not confident they would not be prosecuted. The law outlines stiff penalties for violations that could cost the companies billions.

    On Sunday morning, President-elect Donald Trump effectively reversed the black-out with a single post to his Truth Social social network: He issued a statement vowing to pause the law and said he would extend a liability shield to tech companies that support TikTok, as the app’s future is worked out by his incoming administration.

    Not long after, companies that provide web support, including firms Oracle and Akamai, restored the TikTok website and app for millions of users in the U.S.But Trump’s post Sunday gave the web providers the assurance they needed to bring TikTok back, according to a person close to TikTok’s ongoing discussions with the Biden administration and Trump’s transition team, who was not authorized to speak about the talks.

    TikTok’s future remains clouded with legal and political questions.

    Apple and Google, which operate the all-powerful app stores for mobile devices, still have not agreed to let TikTok return.

    Without the backing of those two companies, TikTok cannot be downloaded by new users; the app cannot receive vital software updates to resolve bugs and other glitches; and in-app purchases have ground to a halt, with users unable to purchase “coins” during live-streams, nor paid subscriptions.

    Legal scholars, like Alan Rozenshtein at the University of Minnesota Law School, say TikTok’s business partners are taking divergent paths: Apple and Google are holding out, while Oracle and Akamai have restored service based on Trump’s Truth Social post.

    “These ‘service providers’ have lost their minds,” said Rozenshtein in a post on X. “There’s no assurance that Trump, who’s not even the president yet, can provide,” he said, predicting that litigation could be the next stage of the TikTok saga.

    Under the TikTok ban law, supporting the app before divestiture could trigger fines of $5,000 per user, easily running into billions of dollars in potential penalties.

    Apple, Google, Oracle and Akami did not return a request for comment.

    Legal experts said the tech giants may be waiting to see if Trump follows the letter of the law, which requires the White House to certify to Congress that a deal to sell TikTok is in progress before it can halt enforcement of the ban.

    Beyond the Apple and Google morass, some lawmakers in Washington are raising doubts about Trump’s ability to intervene without abiding by the specific requirements set forth in the law.

    Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that Trump does not have the authority to postpone the start date of a law that is already in effect. He noted in a post on X that for Apple, Google and other companies, there could be grave consequences for assisting TikTok before it splits from ByteDance.

    “Any company that hosts, distributes, services, or otherwise facilitates communist-controlled TikTok could face billions of dollars of ruinous liability under the law,” Cotton wrote. “Not just from DOJ, but also under securities law, shareholder lawsuits and state AGs,” he continued, referring to the Department of Justice and state attorneys general. “Think about it.”



    After days of uncertainty, TikTok is back online in the U.S. as President Trump has promised to pause the ban on the popular social media app. Users can once again access their favorite videos and trends, as the future of TikTok in the U.S. remains unclear. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story. #TikTok #Trump #NPR报道

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  • TikTok ha sido prohibido en Estados Unidos, pero puede que no dure mucho



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    El tiempo se ha agotado para TikTok, al menos por ahora.

    La noche del sábado, TikTok se volvió inutilizable para los estadounidenses, que se encontraron con un mensaje que decía que la aplicación no estaba disponible y pedía a los usuarios que “se mantuvieran atentos”.

    “Se ha promulgado una ley que prohíbe TikTok en Estados Unidos. Lamentablemente, eso significa que no puedes usar TikTok por ahora”, decía en parte el mensaje. La aplicación tampoco estaba disponible en las tiendas de Apple y Google Play, junto con Lemon8 y CapCut, que también son propiedad de la empresa matriz de TikTok, ByteDance.

    La decisión de TikTok de cerrar la aplicación por completo, que la compañía advirtió que haría, concluyó varias semanas de incertidumbre. Y marca una interrupción significativa para los 170 millones de usuarios estadounidenses de TikTok, muchos de los cuales usan la aplicación durante horas todos los días para encontrar noticias, entretenimiento y comunidad, y, en algunos casos, para ganarse la vida.

    Pero mientras la súper popular aplicación de videos se apagó, la decisión de desconectar TikTok puede no ser definitiva.

    De hecho, puede durar solo unas pocas docenas de horas.

    El presidente electo Donald Trump dijo a NBC News el sábado que “muy probablemente” retrasará la prohibición de TikTok durante 90 días después de asumir el cargo el lunes. Y Trump dijo que el anuncio podría hacerse en su primer día en el cargo.

    “Si decido hacerlo, probablemente lo anunciaré el lunes”, dijo.

    Un anuncio de este tipo podría servir como una especie de victoria política inmediata para Trump entre los jóvenes estadounidenses. Aunque Trump apoyó la prohibición de TikTok en su primer mandato como presidente, recientemente ha dicho que quiere mantener viva la aplicación. Además, el domingo por la mañana publicó en Truth Social: “¡SALVEN A TIKTOK!”. El mes pasado, pidió a la Corte Suprema que suspendiera la ley para que su administración entrante pudiera llegar a un acuerdo para mantener TikTok disponible para los estadounidenses. La Corte Suprema confirmó la ley el viernes.

    TikTok apeló a Trump en el mensaje que comenzó a aparecer en la aplicación a última hora de la noche del sábado, que notificaba a los usuarios que la plataforma no estaba disponible en Estados Unidos.

    “Tenemos la suerte de que el presidente Trump haya indicado que trabajará con nosotros para encontrar una solución para restablecer TikTok una vez que asuma el cargo”, publicó la empresa en su mensaje. “¡Por favor estén atentos!”.

    El CEO de TikTok, Shou Chew, también elogió a Trump en un video en respuesta a la derrota de la compañía en la Corte Suprema el viernes, en el que decía: “estamos agradecidos y complacidos de tener el apoyo de un presidente que realmente entiende nuestra plataforma, uno que ha usado TikTok para expresar sus propios pensamientos y perspectivas, conectándose con el mundo y generando más de 60 mil millones de visitas a su contenido en el proceso”.

    Trump atribuyó su victoria electoral en parte a TikTok en una conferencia de prensa en Mar-a-Lago en diciembre.

    “Tengo un lugar especial en mi corazón para TikTok”, dijo Trump al afirmar que había ganado el voto de los jóvenes por un margen significativo. “Y hay quienes dicen que TikTok tuvo algo que ver con eso”.

    La ley que prohíbe TikTok fue aprobada con un fuerte apoyo bipartidista en el Congreso, bajo argumentos de preocupación por la seguridad nacional. Aunque una encuesta del Pew Research Center en 2023 encontró que aproximadamente la mitad de los estadounidenses apoyaban la prohibición, esta ha demostrado ser poco compartido entre las generaciones más jóvenes.

    Con una orden ejecutiva, Trump podría retrasar la aplicación de la prohibición durante 90 días para darle a la empresa matriz de TikTok, ByteDance, más tiempo para encontrar un propietario estadounidense. Esa podría ser una buena noticia para los socios tecnológicos de TikTok, incluidos Oracle, que aloja el contenido de TikTok en Estados Unidos, y Apple y Google, que alojan la aplicación en sus tiendas de aplicaciones. Según la ley, esas empresas podrían enfrentar multas de hasta US$ 5.000 por persona que tenga acceso a TikTok una vez que la prohibición entre en vigencia a partir del domingo.

    La desaparición de la aplicación marca el fin de un esfuerzo de años para bloquear el acceso de Estados Unidos a TikTok por preocupaciones de seguridad nacional relacionadas con su propietario con sede en China, ByteDance. El presidente saliente Joe Biden firmó una ley en abril pasado que le dio a ByteDance 270 días para venderle TikTok a un propietario de Estados Unidos o uno de sus aliados o enfrentar una prohibición.

    Así que, incluso si Trump se compromete a revocar la prohibición, no puede simplemente deshacer una ley aprobada por el Congreso y firmada por un presidente mediante una orden ejecutiva. Trump podría comprometerse a no aplicar la prohibición, pero eso significa que los Oracle, Apple y Google del mundo asumirán un riesgo enorme: seguirán infringiendo la ley, incluso si se les garantiza que no serán castigados por ello.

    Por eso TikTok cerró en un primer momento. A pesar de que la administración de Biden prácticamente dijo que aplazaría la aplicación de la prohibición hasta la administración entrante de Trump, una persona cercana a TikTok dice que “varios proveedores de servicios críticos” indicaron a TikTok que les preocupaba que la prohibición pudiera aplicarse a partir del domingo.

    Por ejemplo, Apple publicó el domingo un comunicado en el que citaba la prohibición como motivo para eliminar TikTok de su tienda de aplicaciones. Señaló que la aplicación seguirá estando disponible para los clientes que ya la descargaron, pero no se podrá volver a descargar si se elimina.

    “Apple está obligada a cumplir las leyes de las jurisdicciones en las que opera”, afirmó la empresa en su comunicado. “De conformidad con la Ley de Protección de los Estadounidenses frente a Aplicaciones Controladas por Adversarios Extranjeros, las aplicaciones desarrolladas por ByteDance Ltd. y sus filiales (incluidas TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8 y otras) ya no estarán disponibles para su descarga o actualización en la App Store para los usuarios de Estados Unidos a partir del 19 de enero de 2025”.

    Las únicas soluciones verdaderamente permanentes para mantener TikTok parecen ser las siguientes: 1) aprobar una nueva ley que revoque la anterior (no es una tarea fácil, considerando que el proyecto de ley existente tenía un amplio apoyo bipartidista en el Congreso) o 2) forzar una venta a un comprador aceptable.

    Dos compradores potenciales (un grupo liderado por el multimillonario Frank McCourt y Kevin O’Leary de “Shark Tank”, así como el motor de búsqueda de inteligencia artificial PerplexityAI) han presentado ofertas formales para la aplicación y otros han mostrado interés en TikTok.

    Sin embargo, ByteDance lleva mucho tiempo insistiendo en que no tiene intención de vender. El algoritmo casi mágico de TikTok, que mantiene a los usuarios enganchados a la aplicación, es su poder secreto, y ponerle precio a un producto tan valioso, envidiado por todas las demás aplicaciones de redes sociales, es difícil.

    El grupo de compradores de McCourt ha dicho que compraría los activos estadounidenses de TikTok sin el algoritmo y reconstruiría la aplicación, pero gigantes tecnológicos como Meta y YouTube han trabajado durante años para replicar el popular algoritmo de TikTok sin mucho éxito. O’Leary le dijo a CNN que se reunió con Trump en Mar-a-Lago a principios de este mes para discutir las perspectivas de la aplicación.

    La creación de una versión exclusiva de TikTok para Estados Unidos también podría implicar que el resto del mundo tenga que descargar una nueva aplicación para acceder al contenido de los usuarios estadounidenses. Sin embargo, Bloomberg y el Wall Street Journal informaron la semana pasada que China está considerando una venta a Elon Musk.

    Musk puede tener los recursos para comprar la aplicación, es un importante partidario de Trump y está a punto de asumir un papel cuasi en su gobierno, pero no está claro si lo desea y no ha hecho comentarios públicos sobre los informes.

    Si ByteDance decide participar, Trump podría tal vez argumentar que se ha logrado un progreso significativo en un acuerdo, un umbral legal que le permitiría legalmente revertir la prohibición para permitir que comience el proceso de venta.

    Sin embargo, se trata de una medida temporal. La venta, en última instancia, tendría que concretarse. Hasta entonces, el futuro de TikTok seguirá siendo muy incierto.



    El día de hoy se anunció que TikTok ha sido prohibido en Estados Unidos, una decisión que ha generado controversia y preocupación entre los usuarios de la popular plataforma de videos cortos. Sin embargo, algunos expertos creen que esta prohibición podría no durar mucho tiempo.

    A pesar de la orden ejecutiva del presidente Trump que prohíbe TikTok en Estados Unidos, existen posibles escenarios que podrían cambiar el destino de la plataforma. Por un lado, TikTok está en medio de negociaciones con empresas estadounidenses como Microsoft para una posible adquisición, lo que podría salvar la aplicación de la prohibición.

    Además, algunos abogados y expertos en tecnología creen que la prohibición de TikTok podría enfrentar desafíos legales, ya que podría infringir la libertad de expresión y el derecho a la privacidad de los usuarios. En este sentido, es posible que la prohibición sea revocada o modificada en el futuro.

    En resumen, aunque TikTok ha sido prohibido en Estados Unidos, es posible que esta decisión no dure mucho tiempo. Los próximos días serán cruciales para el futuro de la plataforma y sus millones de usuarios en el país. ¡Estaremos atentos a cualquier novedad!

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  • TikTok deja de funcionar en EEUU


    TikTok anunció el domingo que está restableciendo su servicio en Estados Unidos después de que la popular plataforma de videos quedara apagada en respuesta a una prohibición federal que el presidente electo Donald Trump dijo que intentaría pausar mediante una orden ejecutiva en su primer día en el cargo.

    Trump anunció que planeaba darle más tiempo a la empresa matriz de TikTok, con sede en China, para encontrar un comprador aprobado antes de que quedar bajo una prohibición permanente en Estados Unidos. Anunció la medida en su cuenta de Truth Social mientras millones de usuarios estadounidenses de TikTok despertaban para descubrir que ya no podían acceder a la aplicación o a la plataforma.

    Google y Apple retiraron la aplicación de sus tiendas digitales para cumplir con la ley, que les exigía hacerlo si la empresa matriz de TikTok, ByteDance, no vendía su operación en Estados Unidos para el domingo. La ley, que fue aprobada con amplio apoyo bipartidista en abril, permitía imponer fuertes multas por incumplimiento.

    La empresa que opera TikTok dijo en una publicación en X que las palabras de Trump habían proporcionado “la claridad y seguridad necesarias a nuestros proveedores de servicios de que no enfrentarán penalizaciones por proporcionar TikTok a más de 170 millones de estadounidenses”.

    Algunos usuarios informaron poco después de la declaración de TikTok que la aplicación estaba funcionando nuevamente, y el sitio web de TikTok parecía estar funcionando para al menos algunos usuarios. Sin embargo, TikTok seguía sin estar disponible para descarga en las tiendas de aplicaciones de Apple y Google.

    La ley que entró en vigor el domingo requería que ByteDance cortara lazos con las operaciones estadounidenses de la plataforma debido a preocupaciones de seguridad nacional planteadas por los orígenes chinos de la aplicación. Sin embargo, el estatuto otorgaba al presidente la autoridad para otorgar una extensión de 90 días si una venta viable estaba en curso.

    Aunque los inversores hicieron algunas ofertas, ByteDance había dicho anteriormente que no vendería. En su publicación del domingo, Trump dijo que le gustaría que Estados Unidos “tuviera una propiedad del 50% en una empresa conjunta”, pero no estaba claro de inmediato si se refería al gobierno o a una empresa estadounidense.

    Trump dijo que su orden “extendería el período de tiempo antes de que las prohibiciones entren en vigor” y “confirmar que no habrá responsabilidad para ninguna empresa que ayudó a mantener TikTok funcionando antes de mi orden.

    “Los estadounidenses merecen ver nuestra emocionante inauguración el lunes, así como otros eventos y conversaciones”, escribió Trump.

    La disponibilidad intermitente de TikTok llegó después de que la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos dictaminara el viernes en un fallo unánime que el riesgo para la seguridad nacional planteado por los vínculos de TikTok con China superaba las preocupaciones sobre la limitación del discurso por la aplicación o sus millones de usuarios del país.

    Cuando los usuarios de TikTok en Estados Unidos intentaron ver o publicar videos después de la noche del sábado, vieron un mensaje emergente bajo el titular, “Lo sentimos, TikTok no está disponible en este momento”.

    “Se ha promulgado una ley que prohíbe TikTok en Estados Unidos”, decía el mensaje. “Desafortunadamente eso significa que no puedes usar TikTok por ahora”.

    La interrupción del servicio sorprendió a la mayoría de los usuarios. Los expertos habían dicho que la ley, tal como estaba escrita, no requería que TikTok retirara su plataforma, solo que las tiendas de aplicaciones la eliminaran. Se esperaba que los usuarios actuales siguieran teniendo acceso a los videos hasta que la aplicación dejara de funcionar debido a la falta de actualizaciones.

    “La comunidad TikTok es como ninguna otra, así que es raro no tener eso más”, dijo la creadora de contenido Tiffany Watson, de 20 años, el domingo.

    Watson dijo que se había negado a creer que realmente TikTok desaparecería, pero que ahora tendrá más tiempo para enfocarse en su presencia en Instagram y YouTube.

    “Todavía hay personas que quieren contenido de belleza”, dijo Watson.

    La aplicación de la empresa también fue retirada tarde el sábado de tiendas de aplicaciones prominentes, incluidas las operadas por Apple y Google. Apple informó a los clientes con sus dispositivos que también había retirado otras aplicaciones desarrolladas por la empresa matriz de TikTok, incluida una que algunos influencers de redes sociales habían promocionado como una alternativa.

    “Apple está obligada a seguir las leyes en las jurisdicciones donde opera”, dijo la empresa.

    El plan de Trump para salvar a TikTok en su primer día en el cargo reflejó la coincidencia de la prohibición y la inusual mezcla de consideraciones políticas que rodean a una plataforma de redes sociales que primero ganó popularidad con videos a menudo tontos que presentaban bailes y clips musicales.

    Durante su primer mandato en la Casa Blanca, Trump emitió órdenes ejecutivas en 2020 que prohibían TikTok y la aplicación de mensajería china WeChat, decisiones que los tribunales bloquearon posteriormente. Cuando surgió el impulso para una prohibición en el Congreso el año pasado, sin embargo, se opuso a la legislación. Trump ha dicho desde entonces que TikTok le ayudó a ganar apoyo entre los jóvenes antes de las elecciones presidenciales del año pasado.

    A pesar de su propio papel en conseguir que se promulgara la prohibición nacional, la administración Biden enfatizó en los últimos días que no tenía la intención de implementar o hacer cumplir la prohibición antes de que Trump asuma el cargo el lunes.

    En los nueve meses desde que el Congreso aprobó la ley de venta o prohibición, no surgieron compradores claros, y ByteDance insistió públicamente en que no vendería TikTok. Pero Trump dijo que esperaba que su administración pudiera facilitar un acuerdo para “salvar” la aplicación.

    Se espera que el CEO de TikTok, Shou Chew, asista a la inauguración de Trump con un lugar privilegiado.

    Chew publicó un video tarde el sábado agradeciendo a Trump por su compromiso de trabajar con la empresa para mantener disponible la aplicación en Estados Unidos y tomar “una postura firme por la Primera Enmienda y contra la censura arbitraria”.

    El nominado de Trump para asesor de seguridad nacional, Michael Waltz, dijo a CBS News el domingo que el presidente electo habló del tema de TikTok durante una llamada de fin de semana con el presidente chino Xi Jinping “y acordaron trabajar juntos en esto”.

    El sábado, la startup de inteligencia artificial Perplexity AI presentó una propuesta a ByteDance para crear una nueva entidad que fusiona Perplexity con el negocio estadounidense de TikTok, según una persona familiarizada con el asunto.

    Perplexity no está pidiendo comprar el algoritmo de ByteDance que alimenta los videos de los usuarios de TikTok basados en sus intereses y ha hecho que la plataforma sea un fenómeno.

    Otros inversores también tienen puestos sus ojos en TikTok. Kevin O’Leary, estrella de “Shark Tank”, dijo recientemente que un consorcio de inversores que él y el multimillonario Frank McCourt ofrecieron a ByteDance 20.000 millones de dólares en efectivo. El exsecretario del Tesoro de Trump, Steven Mnuchin, también dijo el año pasado que estaba armando un grupo de inversores para comprar TikTok.

    En Washington, legisladores y funcionarios han expresado durante mucho tiempo preocupaciones sobre TikTok, advirtiendo que el algoritmo que alimenta lo que ven los usuarios es vulnerable a la manipulación por parte de las autoridades chinas. Pero hasta la fecha, Estados Unidos no ha proporcionado públicamente pruebas de que TikTok haya entregado datos de usuarios a las autoridades chinas o haya manipulado su algoritmo para beneficiar intereses chinos.

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    Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.





    Hoy es un día triste para los amantes de TikTok en Estados Unidos, ya que la popular plataforma de videos cortos ha dejado de funcionar en el país. El gobierno de Estados Unidos ha tomado la decisión de prohibir la aplicación debido a preocupaciones de seguridad nacional.

    Esta decisión ha dejado a millones de usuarios sin acceso a su fuente de entretenimiento favorita, así como a miles de creadores de contenido que han visto cómo su plataforma de trabajo desaparece de la noche a la mañana.

    Esperemos que esta situación se resuelva pronto y que los usuarios de TikTok en Estados Unidos puedan volver a disfrutar de esta popular aplicación. Mientras tanto, habrá que buscar otras formas de entretenerse y mantenerse conectados con amigos y seguidores. ¡Esperamos que TikTok vuelva pronto!

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