The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law β and some, including Apple and Google, are not.
βFamehungry,β a show thatβs performed simultaneously for in-person and online crowds, comes to New York in the wake of the appβs brief ban in the United States.
The app has repeatedly name checked the president-elect in pop-up messages and statements, as it navigates a ban in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner.
Chinaβs internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-class products, in spite of censorship and malign neglect by Beijing.
The popular video app stopped working shortly before a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok was set to take effect on Sunday.
TikTok is set to be blocked in the U.S. after the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the app. TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media platform, has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers for its national security risks and its ties to China. Sapna Maheshwari, a business reporter for The New York Times, examines the security concerns and the reactions to the news.
The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.
The law that took aim at TikTok over national security concerns has prompted Americans looking for alternatives to download Xiaohongshu, a social media app that is popular in China.
Metaβs Instagram and Googleβs YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.
Shou Chew will join tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk at President-elect Donald J. Trumpβs inauguration as the fate of the app hangs in the balance.