Since this Sunday, TikTok, the Chinese social network application, can no longer be used in the United States, following a decision by the Supreme Court. Donald Trump, whose inauguration will take place on Monday January 20, could reverse this decision…
Since this Sunday, January 19, the TikTok application has been inaccessible for American users. CHRIS DELMAS / AFP
By Télérama, with AFP
Published on January 19, 2025 at 10:27 a.m.
TikTok made its online application inaccessible on Saturday shortly before midnight in the United States, carrying out its threat for lack of guarantees from the Biden government, while indicating that Donald Trump “ will work on a solution » with the platform for “ restore ».
« A law banning TikTok has been implemented in the United States “, says a message if a connection attempt is made. “ We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to restore TikTok once he takes office,” the text continues. “Stay tuned!” » TikTok, the application with 170 million American users, is no longer visible since Sunday, January 19 on the digital stores of Apple and Google in the United States.
-On Friday, TikTok urged the Biden government to send a clear signal to internet providers and app store managers to dissuade them from suspending downloads and updates. But the White House estimated that “ law enforcement (should) return to the next government, which takes office on Monday », According to a statement from its spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre.
Donald Trump takes up the file
On Saturday, Donald Trump declared that he would study the matter closely once he was inaugurated on Monday, and that a “ 90 day postponement (would) probably be decreed “. Seized by TikTok as a last resort, the American Supreme Court unanimously refused on Friday to suspend the law. American elected officials had justified the passing of the law by the need to prevent the Chinese authorities from accessing the data of American users or from manipulating opinion in the United States. Postponing the entry into force of the law is only theoretically possible if tangible elements make a sale credible. However, until now, the parent company ByteDance has always officially refused to sell its jewel, even if several investors have come forward.
Donald Trump brought up TikTok during a phone conversation Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. And the boss of the social network, Shou Chew, is one of the guests of honor for his inauguration ceremony on Monday. In addition to TikTok, all ByteDance applications in the United States were taken offline, including another social network, Lemon8, to which struggling TikTokers had migrated.
Just a few minutes after the suspension of the famous platform, several content creators posted messages online who are still hoping for a solution from Trump in the coming hours… Tick toc, tick toc…
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