Just a public service announcement. TikTok is down. lol
A new US law banning TikTok has come into effect, hours after the popular app stopped working across the country.
Late on Saturday a message appearing on the TikTok for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning “you can’t use TikTok for now”.
The video-sharing app was banned over concerns about its links to the Chinese government. It was given until 19 January to be sold to an approved US buyer to avert the ban.
President Joe Biden had said he would leave the issue to his successor, Donald Trump. The president-elect has said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a ban once he takes office on Monday.
China is a hostile nation that is infiltrating us on every front. TikTok is merely a visible one. The pandemic made me more pessimistic about my fellow American’s ability to process and respond to threats in a rational way. The reaction to the TikTok ban reinforces my pessimism.
Coming back up. And yes, because Trump stupidly said he will extend the deadline.
Meanwhile, US military personnel are exposing US operations, locations, and even live training sessions on the CCP-run alternative, RedNote.
Captain Emily and all those doing so, as well as those permitting it, should be removed from active duty and demoted several ranks at the very least. Court martial seems more appropriate.