Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at the impacts of the looming TikTok ban in the U.S., including the “TikTok refugees” moving to
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
On Saturday, TikTok users in the United States scrolled through the app for what could be its final hours after the Supreme Court upheld a law that requires ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the app by Sunday or otherwise face a ban.
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Jan. 17, to uphold a law that would ban the app for the 170 million people who use the app in the U.S. The ruling lines up with decisions other courts have made and sets up the ban to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19.
Millions of TikTok users may end up with a blank screen when they try to open the app tomorrow as the Chinese owners of the social media giant refuse to sell the company before the deadline. Former Virginia Rep.
Trump spoke to NBC News' Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.
Kesha shared an Instagram post joking that her fans will still have a 'TiK ToK' to listen to after the Supreme Court announced its decision to allow the ban on the social media platform TikTok to go into effect on Jan.
Naysa Dunlap, a 22-year-old Black social worker from Columbus, Ohio, attended the People’s March with her partner, Lessly Argueta, also 22. The couple joined the demonstration because its mission aligned with their shared commitment to immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.
Trump said in an NBC News interview on Saturday that he hasn’t decided what to do but was considering granting TikTok a reprieve.