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TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States as a federal ban on the app goes into effect on January 19, 2025. The company announced that users will be unable to access TikTok content, and new users won’t be able to download the app from any app stores. Other ByteDance apps like CapCut, Lemon8, and Gauth are also affected by this ban.

This development follows a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that upheld a law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok or risk an outright block in the U.S. due to national security concerns. The court noted the scale of TikTok and its susceptibility to foreign control, particularly regarding the vast personal information it collects. It stated that these factors justify a different treatment concerning First Amendment rights.

The ruling led to a statement from the White House asserting that TikTok should remain accessible to Americans either under U.S. ownership or through an alternative solution that addresses identified national security issues. This legislative action, passed in April 2024, caps years of debate about the risks posed by TikTok’s Chinese ownership and its potential for the Chinese government to access U.S. user data.

Despite TikTok’s claims of operating independently of the Chinese government, concerns persist about possible data misuse for propaganda or espionage. The Attorney General emphasized that the ruling empowers the Justice Department to prevent foreign adversaries from accessing sensitive user data.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court’s decision, arguing that merely banning TikTok does little to protect American data privacy. They advocate for comprehensive consumer privacy legislation as the solution.

There are hints of a possible 90-day reprieve from the ban following comments from President-elect Donald Trump, suggesting he may delay the enforcement of the ban. TikTok has faced similar scrutiny and bans in other countries, such as India, indicating broader challenges for the platform.

Finally, the federal ban has led U.S. users to explore alternative Chinese platforms like RedNote instead of other popular apps like Instagram and YouTube, raising further concerns about foreign influence on American social media consumption. Apple has also released a list of all ByteDance-related apps that are now inaccessible due to the federal ban.


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