Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app could go dark Sunday if it remains under Chinese ownership

[@henrya3530]

"TikTok refugees" are already migrating to RedNote (also Chinese owned) which has seen 700,000 new users in the last two days. The reality is content creators will go wherever their audiences are. In the US, that means the main beneficiaries could be closer to home: KZbin Shorts, Instagram Reels or Snapchat. All three platforms are owned by American tech giants.

[@sherryyoung4154]

What do you think ?

[@Speed_goblin2024]

I deleted Meta apps. Permanently

[@jinnimoo]

They're cutting out the middle man 😂 This 'ban' absolutely backfired on the u.s government its amazing

[@MrBubyV]

💁🏽‍♂️Better opportunity for new similar American Apps and other unused platforms. Everything that goes away has something else take its place. TikTok was just a chinese copycat version of Vine. Good Riddance ……..NEXT!!!

[@CrystahSista]

Done with Mehta forever

[@jesseandersen9762]

Meta steals our data too

[@Jerry-sf3vd]

I got a lot of friend suggestions from Facebook, obviously from my Google search history.

[@bankergeorge]

Meta is part of the United States Government lol

[@Jerry-sf3vd]

It appears that all replies including mine are blocked. 😨😨😨 I have proof that my Google searches were used by Facebook to make new friend suggestions.

[@derrythurmond7094]

You comment proves the government's point. It's a national security threat. Americans are being brainwashed by China.

[@Aloysius-qq8pu]

It's OK when the US steals it, but not when China steals it. Get it?

[@JonnoPlays]

The KZbin comments are gonna be wild on Sunday 😅

[@tyquanhumphery]

right!! LMAO

[@emmeadowmitbbs3537]

No it will not. You haven't noticed how quickly KZbin can delete comments? Without even letting you know? (in the sense that you yourself can still see the comment while others can't)

[@Jerry-sf3vd]

@@emmeadowmitbbs3537 Yep. it happened to me several times. 😨😨😨 I though US was a free speech country.

[@derrythurmond7094]

@@Jerry-sf3vd Go read the Constitution and get back to me.

[@Jerry-sf3vd]

@@derrythurmond7094 You go read the Constitution and get back to me about why.

[@BigChrisENT]

Thank goodness only Mark, Elon, & Alphabet will continue to have a monopoly on my data now!

[@Jerry-sf3vd]

They are actually lobbying behind the scene to ban TikTok.

[@Abe-y3y]

And each of them can be imprisoned and held to American law

[@SaoGalaxVr]

For what crime? ​@@Abe-y3y

[@Luffy-c7g]

​@@Abe-y3yJust like Donald Trump was? You have to be really naive to think law applies to billionaires in America

[@ceetee3441]

@@Luffy-c7gliterally this.

[@Jerry-sf3vd]

TikTok refugees flocking to RedNote is a better indication than the Gallop poll.

[@yadirasuarez0625]

It already happened

[@Sammy-xf7ii]

Now we need to focus on freeing our government from AIPAC

[@BKLau70]

National Security? A joke ... Sinply trying to force selling successful app to American ...

[@Abe-y3y]

😂 you know nothing about Chinese owned businesses

[@tonfie]

The Chinese government certainly sees KZbin as their national security problem, and has been blocking their own citizens' access to this app for years. Americans have been slow to react to the security threats from China.

[@JesusHernandez-vt5gy]

That “successful app” has America How it is today all these fools are braindead from that crap about time

[@MrBubyV]

& that is exactly why TikTok is banned in China 🤔 (can you feel the sarcasm) 😁

[@concerneddave2740]

It went dark on Saturday..WTH

[@IHaveawakened]

VPN: use Canada IP address Results: Can still use tiktok as an average user, but not business. Biggest middle finger to Democrats and Republicans, along with the Supreme Court.

[@destroyer-fr4dz]

The law also fines VPN companies if they let that happen. There is literally no way around

[@PGVEL]

American oligarchs vs Chinese oligarchs

[@glass.gardens]

Well put ❤

[@eddy3080]

Facebook and instagram next please

[@GaryPlaylistDJs]

dinosaur

[@x77punk77x]

Snapchat

[@x77punk77x]

@@GaryPlaylistDJs I have a tech background and all these trash apps are dumbing down society, endangering minors, f’ing what’s left of our democracy, and more. The CEOs et al. have no sense of social responsibility whatsoever.

[@roxxxxxy]

eARTH

[@sixji-du9702]

水军

[@shonaharris9328]

There will be a lot of tween and teen meltdowns.

[@emmeadowmitbbs3537]

Internet is a national security threat.

[@刘真-q1o]

Please pay attention to Americans' health care. That's the point.

[@veronicawashington7637]

It’s it coming back to app stores because it won’t let me download it:(

[@user-sm7vr1oy5j]

the land of freedom lol

[@AustinSummers-t6f]

Time to go to rednote, let's goooo!

[@rizz_the_dog]

Good luck haha

[@allanmartinez2589]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AustinSummers-t6f]

@@rizz_the_dog why good luck? we're already all there at rednote. no luck needed

[@AustinSummers-t6f]

@@allanmartinez2589Laughing at what's already happened doesn't make it not happen. the young people have chosen

[@mattrono2433]

Those dinosaurs couldn't get the algorithm 😂

[@seamusmckenna9307]

Good news for USA

[@timothyn5607]

TikTok is not only a threat to Americans but anyone who has enabled it on their phones. Does everyone understand the importance, implications of, and the use of TikTok by giving the app the rights to your identity, phone numbers, and the ability to monitor you? Stop sharing your information so easily solely to use apps. Apps including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, KZbin, and Twitter all use algorithms for informational purposes and push out that data to their corporations. Trump lied about his ability to stop the law from being enforced by the courts.

[@jamiehowington3]

Mine is already dark. Couldnt post a video by 7pm 1/18/2025

[@whereisjustice5112]

Thanks to Corrupt Supreme Court.

[@NymeriaDT]

One of the things that this entire discussion over tiktok has revealed is that congress's woefully inadequate in their knowledge and understanding of Technology for it has surpassed their understanding of it.

[@birdatbattlefield]

No, Tiktok is banned, accept your fate and dont be sad.

[@timothyn5607]

TikTok is not only a threat to Americans but anyone who has enabled it on their phones. Does everyone understand the importance, implications of, and the use of TikTok by giving the app the rights to your identity, phone numbers, and the ability to monitor you? Stop sharing your information so easily solely to use apps. Apps including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, KZbin, and Twitter all use algorithms for informational purposes and push out that data to their corporations. Trump lied about his ability to stop the law from being enforced by the courts.

[@jackripsker304]

​@birdatbattlefield there's APK's and private repositories. This does nothing but make congress look incompetent. He wasn't Chinese senator.

[@Anne2022BTS]

This is so unfair, we spend hours doing markings and building a brand. Will they be compensation from government? #justmythoughtsanne2022

[@awptsm]

Shoppable Social gives your tiktok shop features to X, Facebook and Pinterest. Also, helps with reach and virality. American innovation will win again

[@Nova_nothing_to_do]

Lol she's opening the secret why tiktok is better

[@quartytypo]

Another example of what happens when people rely on internet sites for their living. Get a job in a physical place.

[@SaoGalaxVr]

Have you seen the closure of a lot of physical places sir

[@SomeKindOfSpy]

Ok Gramps

[@robertrangiuia2613]

Why are you talking about this more than your healthcare? Hilarious.

[@merrillslaven6921]

An Executive Order can undo Congressional Acts. Where did they get this idiot from?

[@timothyn5607]

TikTok is not only a threat to Americans but anyone who has enabled it on their phones. Does everyone understand the importance, implications of, and the use of TikTok by giving the app the rights to your identity, phone numbers, and the ability to monitor you? Stop sharing your information so easily solely to use apps. Apps including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, KZbin, and Twitter all use algorithms for informational purposes and push out that data to their corporations. Trump lied about his ability to stop the law from being enforced by the courts.

[@MrBubyV]

🐈‍⬛ cat and mouse 🐁 Congress also has the power to overturn an Executive Order by passing legislation that invalidates it. And the circus goes loopty loo ➿ 🎪

[@vromero90]

Majority of people have already left for red note...China's economy about to be booming

[@jennygrant143]

Enough just ban it already!!

[@BlacknGoldPrints]

exactly

[@UncleWillieOfficial]

Why do people act like China doesn't have American apps banned???

[@SaoGalaxVr]

It's not that people care that China firewalls apps they pretty much are doing the same law .

[@talhahabdullah8980]

Like what? YT FB etc was never banned. It was on them for refusing to abide certain rules by the Chinese government. They can set up their shop in China tomorrow if they want - just follow their rules.

[@mbarbosa3770]

​@talhahabdullah8980 same for tiky they could've followed the rules and divested.

[@noeat9961]

Maybe they thought that US is different than China regime.. who knows?

[@GamerBoy-rw4zp]

Can US government BE NICE to their people? More new infrastructure, more healthcare, lower tax, no drugs, no guns!!!

[@Jerry-sf3vd]

I have seen some exchanges between the Chinese Red Note users and TikTok refugees. TikTok refugees were shocked by how good the Chinese heath care system is.

[@moonshoes11]

Trump is severely under qualified to handle this.

[@Eric-ge5vp]

And thankfully POTUS doesn’t write the laws. Trump cant fix this one. It passed the house and senate by overwhelming bipartisan majority. Now that the SCOTUS is enforcing the ban rather than punting it off, it’s completely dead. Congress will never garner the votes to rewrite this law any differently as it is now fully considered a national security risk by congress, our national security agencies and our SCOTUS!

[@taubevictor8989]

Bye felicia..."

[@paulby88able]

Only things they worry is they maje more money than fb IG

[@tinybananadragon]

It's not about the money. it's about sending a message.

[@ceetee3441]

At least we still have our freedom 🤡

[@peterliu9091]

TikTok was banned from day one in China. Why do American users complain the same ban in USA?

[@Youngcl77]

In case you didn’t know, this law has a section that allows government officials such as FBI CIA to have access to TikTok just like how China give their government access to Facebook Instagram. I understand it’s appealing to the government, if they can have more control on us, it’ll be easier to get things done and make our life better.

[@j.o.dbeatz]

TikTok lawyer says China doesn't own it. Some company out in CA does. My app just shut down 10min ago

[@charliezhang850]

There is a law but neither of president will enforce it 😂 what a joke

[@angelmushahf]

Ok, so now we have to find out if the app will go dark on Sunday AND if the Trump administration will enforce the ban by collecting fines on service providers and app stores. Also interested to see how many ppl “migrate” to Rednote

[@robertbolton9450]

NO SOCIAL PRIVACY

[@AGATHA10270]

Mr Beast saving it

[@patricklittleshield72]

do not ban tiktok please

[@GamerBoy-rw4zp]

Welcome to RedNote, to see the real world

[@jacobperez8921]

Too bad.

[@EverGreen7990]

Told you to stop dancing weird on the street. 😅

[@nfgxsilentgamer4314]

So why so silent on kamala and biden having tiktok accounts if you are so concerned with national security?

[@DBONPC]

Thank the lord that god forsaken app will be gone people can get back to going outside and not on a phone all day.

[@SaoGalaxVr]

Just like the people that are on this app. You know you can be outside on your phone as well.

[@sadewebb]

The government needs to worry about free child care what about the homeless people who is living on the streets think about those things and finding a way to help them but here they are worried about TikTok do the right thing by trying to get rid of the guns off the streets the government needs TO DO BETTER

[@PatchyPatchy17]

How about they sell Tiktok to the CEO of Tiktok? That’s currently the CEO right now because if China is so worried about, don’t wanna sell it then how will they sell it to him because The obviously trust him to be the CEO of Tiktok so sell it to the CEO of Tiktok that’s a CEO Tiktok right now.

[@S2KV]

Maybe they don't want to sell since they would have to cough up all the data that may have been gathered which would confirm their data collection.

[@SaoGalaxVr]

No I don't think so. If you built any product and out the blue someone wants you to sale it to someone else . Even if it's a kings sum how would you feel. you can see how people feel when the sharks want to buy 90% of that company

[@yt1536]

US TikTokers' data used to be stored in SG. Now all have been moved to the US and kept by Oracle. FBI can raid Oracle and get hold of all the US TikTokers' data.

[@LEONARDO_DAVINCI_2.0]

If TikTok is your job it's time to get a REAL job! 🤣🤣🤣👏👏

[@cooledraptor279lol]

they are too lazy to get a job 😂 And us were making that money 💯

[@nruasyang1055]

Its only fair to ban tik tok... in china they dont have facebook or google ... but trying to make them sell to us is a desperate attempt... at best the world is just gonna laugh at us...

[@EverGreen7990]

They are more richer than you😂😂

[@XARESDOPEOFFICIAL]

They don’t seem care about jobs 😂😂😂😂😂 they want people money

[@aparkour2011]

No, he used TikTok for power and that’s wrong

[@nomzayin]

ByeTok!

[@DickieLeeVillars]

We will just give Our information to this Chinese company now

[@SAMavrick]

Booo hooo. Americans actually have to get a real job now to support this country.

[@robertrangiuia2613]

From New Zealand I love this n

[@superphi]

Temu, SHEIN, genshin impact, marvel rivals collects the same data also r they gonna ban those? Facebook, google, KZbin, every social media or games collect the same data and China can get these data if they wanted so that makes no sense as a national security reason

[@angelmushahf]

Ppl shouldn’t buy off of SHEIN and TEMU. Cheap, but low quality fast fashion. Child labor, lead in the products. Over manufacturing and overconsumption. Not good for the environment

[@tonfie]

A social media platform like tiktok can be used to ship propaganda. The data they've collected can be used to effectively tweak the algorithm to promote ideas that are good for China but bad for USA, effectively changing the public discourse in America in the direction the Chinese government wants.

[@Jhunt12303]

Good. Restore mental health - wait; users will flock to a new app and rinse/repeat.

[@laopang91362]

could .....

[@isabellalucci8958]

TikTok’s not going anywhere

[@xo_chrissy07]

They did

[@zaniyabryant]

Keep tiktok

[@calebwyman5510]

I’m Canadian to the band doesn’t affect me so I should be OK I think

[@Zsignal743]

It’s only about money and stocks Meta. Every single politician that was against TikTok has investment in Meta. Don’t use their Meta tech kids!

[@taubevictor8989]

Good

[@Aloysius-qq8pu]

Serves them right for helping Trump win the election 😂

[@camerond.8090]

Ummmm

[@MrD00mBr1ng3r]

Unban capcut bro or else imma move to california

[@rizz_the_dog]

Easy come easy go. Take it like a bog boy or girl.

[@mojojeinxs9960]

I just tried it isn't working. Oh well KZbin shorts here I come.

[@carriejackson6974]

Grow. Up

[@GamerBoy-rw4zp]

The people say ban is kind of people narrow mind, selfish and brainwashed by US government and live in the past. Why 170 millions people like TT? Because they are open mind, because TT is giving people happiness and hope.

[@AllSamplingOfBops]

Lol so both your happiness n hope given by TT as you addressed😂 Sorry can't imagine what your life has been through that much of miserable emptiness. 😱

[@palecitron8472]

We've lived way to many years without the app, what difference does it make?

[@GamerBoy-rw4zp]

You have freedom to choose being brainwashed by so-called main media or see a new, real world

[@GamerBoy-rw4zp]

Lots of US people do business by TT

[@palecitron8472]

@ find another way, its not the end of the world you know.

[@Abe-y3y]

@@GamerBoy-rw4zpwho cares, their loss is worth societies gain

[@SaoGalaxVr]

We have decades without the telephone the TV and all kinds of other things would you like to go back to that time.

[@tawmatt-l4n]

不卖就禁，这就是你们民主自由国家的价值观吗？你们跟拦路抢劫的强盗有什么区别

[@mariap3453]

Is tick tock coming back ?

[@peeps.asg5]

This will save US by keeping US culture indoors.

[@jennygrant143]

Yeah only fans is ur culture

[@EmperorSCOE]

Instagram owner has a smile from ear to ear.."Welcome back traders" LOL

[@erikgarcia2854]

Time for people to put the fries in the bag 😂😂

[@yingli9477]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jesseandersen9762]

As long as I have my Facebook, KZbin, and Instagram

[@LavettaLuckett]

There next

[@SaoGalaxVr]

For now you forgot AOL , myspace MSN Messenger

[@MrBubyV]

💁🏽‍♂️Better opportunity for new similar American Apps and other unused platforms. Everything that goes away has something else take its place. TikTok was just a chinese copycat version of Vine. Good Riddance ……..NEXT!!!

[@Bormannator]

The company should have sold it to an American buyer when it had the chance.

[@SaoGalaxVr]

Or not

[@geraldjunior4235]

Just need to update the Policy's regulations posting video's

[@geraldjunior4235]

Protecting the first Amendment

[@lastChang]

Beside the Chinese 🇨🇳 regime, TikTok is the worst thing that can ever happen to humanity!

[@hO-qy2td]

How? Is there any explanation?

[@SaoGalaxVr]

Some people talking to each other and disgusting things the worst thing that happened to many got it

[@2VALIDD0]

Facebook instagram next

[@krystalrivera2013]

Super 👍👍👍👍

[@Welcometothebeach]

Team KZbin 👇🏼

[@sarabrowm2590]

I've never had TikTok yet a lady hired to assist me in taking care of my son during my spring semester last year placed us there without my permission. She recorded my home, my son and myself. A breach of privacy not only in my personal life but a country I'm not even a part of.

[@ArabicReja973]

It's not over yet for TikTok and ByteDance. They may still have to pay dearly after this. The US 🇺🇲 has sued them, seeking penalties of *$51,000 per violation per day per user* on collecting information on minors without parental consent. The final penalty may be *bigger than the value of TikTok and ByteDance combined.*

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

It’s over dude

[@BrowseAndLook]

Yeah sending special forces to Beijing to rob their banks to get the money? LOL

[@tarunrocks88]

That's a problem for next owner (if any) of TikTok to worry about.

[@isabellalucci8958]

They can’t get rid of the app on Sunday

[@First1ToComment]

Good ban it 🎉🎉🎉

[@andrewhansen8770]

😮😮🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@HibruNeagleshadow]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🍻🍻

[@jackwells1035]

USA🤣

[@globalmusicinternational7190]

Millions of Americans are going to have their incomes lost.

[@Miss.Gemologist]

Wrong millions of criminals will have their money laundering app lost

[@rizz_the_dog]

Not really. They were permitted to access an app and many many other apps. Any business should diversify and not have all eggs in one tiktok basket

[@bushynetshidaulu247]

But meta apps and x are in other countries aswell. Why don't they keep it only in US

[@hwerhan]

They are banned in China

[@timothyn5607]

TikTok is not only a threat to Americans but anyone who has enabled it on their phones. Does everyone understand the importance, implications of, and the use of TikTok by giving the app the rights to your identity, phone numbers, and the ability to monitor you? Stop sharing your information so easily solely to use apps. Apps including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, KZbin, and Twitter all use algorithms for informational purposes and push out that data to their corporations. Trump lied about his ability to stop the law from being enforced by the courts.

[@Thatgirlisagun]

Ban it already .

[@Jhunt12303]

I second your statement.

[@Aaronvegan873]

Shut it down

[@BlackNewty]

Oh no a bunch of unskilled people may have. To get a real job!

[@SaoGalaxVr]

Did you just say unskilled people. Definition of unskilled can fall to many levels of work. Ie. Beauty salons, maid service, etc pretty much anything people deem something they want do

[@BlackNewty]

@@SaoGalaxVr Dude did you say cleaning your house is an unskilled job? You must not have high standards. Think a little more clearly next time.

[@BlackNewty]

@ Dude did you just say cleaning your house was an unskilled job? You clearly don’t any standards!

[@SaoGalaxVr]

@BlackNewty I said anyone can consider some as no skill, low skill job. If the maid makes $2 and can barely live . You'll hear people say go get a real job . They also did that when fast food workers were getting a 15 increase. As long as people think they should be making more then someone they perceive is not doing much they will say they need to get a real job.

[@BlackNewty]

@@SaoGalaxVr well making videos and needing an algorithm to make it work is not a skill. Plenty of people can do more than one platform and make it work.

[@AGATHA10270]

Yeah keep tik tok

[@dinnerwaltz]

Why? Young people love it, it should not be banned

[@x77punk77x]

Young people know nothing else beyond endless online trash culture.

[@VincentAnzalone]

I've seen a few employees basically addicted to it. The correlation between that addiction and lack of work quality is essentially direct.