Tech expert and founder of ‘The Media Copilot’ Pete Pachal joins ‘Mornings and Maria’ to discuss President-elect Trump asking the Supreme Court to stop the ban on TikTok and his administration to focus on AI in his second term.
TikTok went dark for users across the US late Saturday when the app notified users of the ban that went into effect just days before President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
Users who tried to use the app on Saturday night received the following message: “Sorry, TikTok is not available right now. A law banning TikTok has been implemented in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok right now.”
The program gave a shout-out to Mr. Trump, saying: “We are happy that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to restore TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!”
A few hours earlier, the program informed users that TikTok ban It will come into effect on Sunday.
The administration felt that the ban would “force” the company to make its services “temporarily unavailable.”
TikTok informed users on Saturday that it is no longer available due to the ban imposed in the US, while President-elect Trump is said to be working to find a solution. (TikTok / Fox News)
A photo taken on the TikTok app, Saturday. (Fox News Digital / Fox News)
“We are working to restore our operations in the US as soon as possible, and we appreciate your support,” he said. “Please be careful.”
The social media platform he said it was “dark” on Sunday with no “confirmed” word from the Biden administration.
“What has been said today is both of them Biden White House and the Department of Justice has failed to provide clarity and assurance to service providers that is necessary to make TikTok accessible to more than 170 million Americans,” TikTok said in a statement sent to X.
The TikTok app icon is displayed on the iPhone. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis/AP Newsroom)
The White House said this week Biden is not ready to force it ban, that will be up to Trump, who takes office on Monday.
The US The Supreme Court on Friday agreed A joint order passed last year banned TikTok unless its Chinese subsidiary ByteDance sold it by Sunday, citing national security risks from its relationship with China, Fox News Digital reported.
Trump said he would have to “review” the ban before making a decision, and that he “might” give TikTok a 90-day extension from the Jan. 19 after taking office.
Trump said he “might” give TikTok 90 days. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew thanked Trump in a video Friday for his “commitment to work with us to find a solution that makes TikTok available in the United States. This is a strong representation of the First Amendment and against unlimited surveillance.”
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During the presidential campaign, Trump said he would “not ban TikTok” after joining the platform, but he led calls for it to be banned during his first term.
Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this story.
2025-01-19 02:55:41
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