#ByteDance USA

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Trump e il divieto di TikTok: un ordine esecutivo in arrivo per ritardare la decisione. Un nuovo capitolo nella battaglia tra politica e tecnologia negli Stati Uniti

L’applicazione TikTok, di proprietà della società cinese ByteDance, è da tempo al centro di un dibattito politico e di sicurezza nazionale negli Stati Uniti.

La questione TikTok negli Stati Uniti.L’applicazione TikTok, di proprietà della società cinese ByteDance, è da tempo al centro di un dibattito politico e di sicurezza nazionale negli Stati Uniti. L’ex presidente Donald Trump aveva espresso preoccupazioni sul fatto che i dati raccolti dall’app potessero essere condivisi con il governo cinese, mettendo a rischio la privacy dei cittadini…

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TikTok chose to shut down US access both earlier than the federal ban mandated (it would start tomorrow, 1/19/25) and in a further-reaching manner than the ban intended (it would have prevented Apple & Google from allowing updates but left the app intact on people's phones).

[affairsmastery]

President Trump revealed ongoing talks with multiple parties about acquiring TikTok, with a decision anticipated within 30 days. While Oracle and U.S. investors are exploring a deal, ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, could retain a minority stake. Under the proposed plan, Oracle would oversee data and software updates.

The deal, still in flux, aims to address national security concerns while preserving TikTok's operations in the U.S. Trump emphasized the app’s potential to be "saved" but dismissed direct negotiations with Oracle. Multiple stakeholders, including top investors and tech figures, are vying for a stake in the popular app.

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A bill that President Joe Biden approved mandates that ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, give out its assets within nine months to a year in order to prevent the applicability of an effective ban in the US.

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Amazon hat laut einem Medienbericht sein Interesse am Kauf von Tiktok angemeldet. Der weltgrößte Online-Händler habe das Angebot in einem Brief an Vizepräsident J.D. Vance und Handelsminister Howard Lutnick unterbreitet, schrieb die „New York Times“ unter Berufung auf informierte Personen. Verschiedene an den Verhandlungen beteiligte Akteure nähmen die Amazon-Offerte jedoch nicht ernst, hieß es einschränkend.

Tiktok hätte nach einem US-Gesetz eigentlich bis zum 19. Januar von dem in China ansässigen Eigentümer Bytedance verkauft werden müssen oder in den USA vom Netz gehen. Doch Präsident Donald Trump räumte eine Gnadenfrist von 75 Tagen ein, die am 5. April abläuft. Er stellte aber auch mehrmals eine Fristverlängerung bei Bedarf in Aussicht, obwohl es dafür in dem Gesetz keine Grundlage gibt.

Von Bytedance und Tiktok hieß es bisher, es sei unmöglich, nur den US-Teil der Kurzvideo-App zu verkaufen, weil dies die Plattform zerschlagen würde. Trump sagte, es gebe „verschiedene Wege, Tiktok zu kaufen“ und man werde den finden, der für die USA am besten sei. Amazon-Gründer Jeff Bezos hatte in den vergangenen Monaten einen freundlicheren Kurs gegenüber Trump eingeschlagen. Amazon hätte mit der Cloud-Tochter AWS auf jeden Fall die nötige Infrastruktur, um eine Plattform in der Dimension von Tiktok zu betreiben. Der Konzern ist auch groß im Geschäft mit Videostreaming. Als weiterer Interessent für Tiktok gilt der Software-Konzern Oracle, den Bytedance bereits mit der Absicherung der Daten von US-Nutzern beauftragt hatte.

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Elon Musk, în negocieri pentru achiziția TikTok: Ce implicații globale ar putea avea această tranzacție?

Negocieri intense între ByteDance, proprietarul TikTok, și miliardarul Elon Musk ar putea schimba fundamental peisajul rețelelor sociale și influența geopolitică globală. În ciuda dezmințirilor inițiale, surse de încredere indică faptul că vânzarea TikTok către Musk este în discuție, cu implicații majore atât pentru relațiile dintre SUA și China, cât și pentru viitorul libertății de exprimare…

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TikTok de retour aux États-Unis : Un sursis politique

TikTok a été brièvement bloqué aux États-Unis samedi 18 janvier 2025, suite à une loi votée en avril 2024 contraignant ByteDance à vendre sa filiale américaine ou faire face à une interdiction. Continue reading TikTok de retour aux États-Unis : Un sursis politique

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TikTok de retour aux États-Unis : Un sursis politique

TikTok a été brièvement bloqué aux États-Unis samedi 18 janvier 2025, suite à une loi votée en avril 2024 contraignant ByteDance à vendre sa filiale américaine ou faire face à une interdiction. Continue reading TikTok de retour aux États-Unis : Un sursis politique

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La svolta di Trump sulla nuova legge TikTok ci porta in un posto completamente nuovo

TikTok, geopolitica e sicurezza nazionale: il nuovo approccio legislativo che cambia le regole del gioco negli Stati Uniti.

La nuova legge su TikTok: tra sicurezza e censura digitale La proposta legislativa promossa da Donald Trump contro TikTok punta a rafforzare il controllo sugli algoritmi e sui dati personali raccolti dall’app cinese, ponendola al centro di una complessa guerra tecnologica tra Stati Uniti e Cina. Mentre la sicurezza nazionale viene invocata come giustificazione, emergono interrogativi sulla…

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Will TikTok survive in the U.S., or is this the end? A federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring TikTok to cut ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance—or face a complete ban. This decision could take effect by January 2025. Dive into the full story as we unpack the legal, political, and tech implications of this groundbreaking ruling.

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Congress passes new bill that could lead to total US TikTok ban now

The House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at shutting down TikTok, citing concerns over Chinese influence and data privacy. The legislation, part of a broader foreign aid package, extends ByteDance’s divestment period. Critics fear the app could be used for political manipulation, echoing warnings from intelligence officials. TikTok denies sharing data with China, emphasizing its…

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HELLO STEX COMMUNITY!!

it has come to my knowledge that yes in the USA it has been pasted that TIKTOK is going to be banned in January.

the Congress people or whatever have recently done a meeting and have passed it, and the document is out that TIKTOK is going to be banned.

if you or anyone you know is on TIKTOK and has done stuff for STEX or anything really anything in general don't forget to save the videos you've made.

Because eventually after enough time has passed and because there won't be any more updates for the app eventually it will not work and you probably won't be able to open it so prepare beforehand because despite it not just going to poof out of existence overnight it will eventually stop working due to lack of updates.

An especially in the STEX community do what you can to save videos that you think are important because let's not add more to the Lost media for this amazing show. lol

anyway that's my post take it as you will and that's just for mostly us people who are in the States, because I'm sure TIKTOK will still be around for everyone else.

rip us. 😭😔

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Edit & Update: I have just been informed on some things about the TIKTOK ban.

Above was from information I had been getting saying that it is happening and I had been getting it a lot of it. lol

I have just been informed that the company behind TIKTOK has sent in an appeal for the ban to hopefully stop the ban.

It also seems a lot of the sources (TV news, tiktok itself and the Google news feed) I had heard the news from have jumped the gun a bit on saying it is going to be banned, when if fact it is more of a it may get banned if Bytedance doesn't sell it.

But the above still stands partially, save your video you make and save videos of stuff you like or think is important. We never know what may happen so it's better to be prepared then anything else really.

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Update to this post because a year later they're still trying it.

They vote again tomorrow, March 13th, to try and ban TikTok- only this time they're doing all they can to claim it's not a TikTik ban.

They claim it's to "protect Americans from 'Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications'" despite singling out ByteDance/TikTok specifically, and mentioning TikTok in literally the first sentence.

They also claim it's not a "ban," they're just giving TikTok the "opportunity" to divest from ByteDance and sell it's company, algorithms and source code to a non-communist county (the US) within 180 days or the US will take action and make the app inaccessible to USA Americans, which make up 150 million of TikTok's user base, the largest TikTok audience by country so far.

One could call this a shakedown, that effectively the US is trying to steal a popular and profitable company. "That's a nice company you got there, be a shame if you... I don't know... lost 150 million users- Wouldn't it?"

[Edit: Forgot to add that even though the US has 150 million TikTok users, that's still only like 8%-ish of TikTiks total userbase- making this "shakedown" an example of how Congress is embarrassingly USA-centric. TikTok will not sell just to avoid losing just 7%-8% of it's userbase, and Congress must know that- if not, that just proves the point even more. This bill is for all intents and purposes a BAN, regardless how they try to spin it, and they're being very USA-centric and Xenophobic about it]

Anyway-

This is the second vote. A House committee voted unanimously on Mar. 7th to advance the bill, and it will be voted on again by a Republican controlled House.

Please call or email your representatives and tell them to vote "No" on bill H.R. 7521.

This isn't about just losing an app. TikTok is unique in that it is currently the easiest place to organize and spread information that otherwise doesn't get as much coverage. It allows for real time coverage and updates by those living through major events going on around the word, and has allowed for increased awareness for such events that we likely wouldn't hear about otherwise. (i.e: the genocide in Palestine, Cop City, any of the bills trying to take trans rights/abortion rights away, etc)

If you don't know your representatives, just google "who are my representatives" and the first results should be links that will help you find them based on your zip code

And if you don't know what to write I can help you there too.

You can write something as simple as just:

Vote "No" on bill H.R. 7521.

Seriously, that's all you need.

Or, if you want something a little more in depth, here's a script that you can either copy and paste or reword to your liking. I just re-worded the script from the ACLU link above to fit more specifically about the current bill (Though let's be honest, for all intents and purposes Congress is pulling the same shit in a different hat)

Dear Representative, I’m writing today to strongly urge you to protect our constitutional rights to free expression and to receive information, and to vote no on any bill that would give the federal government the power to ban entire social media platforms. Bill H.R. 7521 is designed to allow the government to ban TikTok in the US and would likely result in bans of other businesses and applications as well. Given what we know about TikTok, it’s clear that a ban would violate the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans who use the app to communicate and express themselves daily. Should these bills move to a vote, I urge you to vote “No.” In a purported attempt to protect the data of US persons from the Chinese government, these bills will instead block Americans from engaging in political discussions, artistic expression, and the free exchange of ideas. We have a First Amendment right to use TikTok and other platforms to exchange our thoughts, ideas, and opinions with people around the country and around the world. Please oppose any bill designed to limit our right to express ourselves — both online and off. Thank you.

Reminder, they vote tomorrow, Wednesday March 13th.

So please reblog this to spread the word and contact your representatives to tell them to vote "No" on this bill.

Do not be mistaken in thinking your opinion doesn't matter- it does matter so much. Do not let yourself be silenced!

[amethystsoda]

USA tiktok ban is going through :( unless the supreme court picks the case up and rules in favor of bytedance, everyone is screwed…