{"id":20415,"date":"2025-01-19T16:50:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20415"},"modified":"2025-01-19T20:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T20:26:48","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-tiktok-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20415","title":{"rendered":"What We Know About the TikTok Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">The popular video app went dark in the United States late Saturday and then came back around noon on Sunday, even as a law banning it took effect.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">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 class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/17\/technology\/tiktok-ban-sale-supreme-court.html\" title>a new law that banned<\/a> the company\u2019s apps in the country. By around noon on Sunday, it was back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">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 \u201cclarity\u201d from President-elect Donald J. Trump when it restored service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">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\u2019s still not clear how he\u2019ll be able to do so.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-23804f7f\">What\u2019s happening with TikTok this weekend?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">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 \u201cPresident Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.\u201d It added, \u201cPlease stay tuned!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Then around noon on Sunday, the app worked again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIn 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,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In practice, the law penalizes app stores, like Apple and Google, and other internet companies, like Oracle, for distributing or updating any TikTok content. <\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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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 \u201cclarity\u201d 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\u2019s still not clear how he\u2019ll be able to do so.What\u2019s happening with TikTok this weekend?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 \u201cPresident Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office.\u201d It added, \u201cPlease stay tuned!\u201dThen around noon on Sunday, the app worked again.\u201cIn 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,\u201d 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. We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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