Tiktok Starts Going Dark in the Us
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An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off | Stewart Lee
As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out. Wow! That escalated quickly. Last time I filed my supposedly funny column, ...The Guardian - 1h -
TikTok Went Dark. It Will Probably Be Right Back
When Donald Trump takes office, he will “most likely” reinstate TikTok.Inc. - 2h -
Watch: How TikTok 'went dark' in the US
BBC Tech Correspondent Lily Jamali explains what happened and what it means for the popular platform.BBC News - 2h -
TikTok goes dark in the U.S. as ban takes effect
TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a ban on the social media platform was supposed to go into effect.NBC News - 4h -
TikTok goes dark across US
Short-form video app says it is ‘fortunate’ that Donald Trump has ‘indicated he will work with us on a solution’Financial Times - 5h -
How to Get Around the US TikTok Ban
TikTok is now unavailable in the United States—and getting around the ban isn’t as simple as using a VPN. Here’s what you need to know.Wired - 6h -
TikTok Goes Dark for U.S. Users, While Trump Signals He Will Save It
The app started halting service Saturday night for 170 million users in its most important market.The Wall Street Journal - 6h -
What Happens Now That TikTok's Gone Dark?
The company told users the app isn’t available and told them to stay tuned. Trump said he will likely intervene.The Wall Street Journal - 6h -
TikTok Is Unavailable in the US—and Gone From the App Stores
After President Biden declined to reassure Apple, Google, and Oracle that they wouldn’t be fined for giving Americans access to TikTok, the app’s hopes now hang on president-elect Trump.Wired - 7h -
TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban
App no longer available on US Apple and Google stores after supreme court upholds lawmakers’ ban. TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the ...The Guardian - 7h -
TikTok no longer accessible in US
TikTok blocked access to American users late Saturday night, just hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was set to go into effect. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in ...The Hill - 7h -
Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok US
The search engine platform Perplexity AI submitted a bid to merge with TikTok on Saturday, a source familiar told The Hill. The move follows a Friday Supreme Court ruling that upheld the decision ...The Hill - 10h -
TikTok may go dark on Sunday
TikTok could shut down in the U.S. on Sunday with 170 million American users shut out due to a legal and political standoff. NBC News’ Savannah Sellers reports.NBC News - 11h -
US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law
“Without doubt, the remedy Congress and the President chose here is dramatic,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a concurring opinion. “Whether this law will succeed in achieving its ends, I do not know.”Wired - 1d -
TikTok unavailable in app stores, goes dark for some users ahead of ban
"TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features," Apple said.ABC News - 1h -
Will TikTok ‘go dark’? What to know about the app’s ban as its deadline nears
TikTok is set to "go dark" on Sunday for its 170 million American users after the Supreme Court upheld a law that would ban the app that same day in the United States.NBC News - 16h -
White House calls TikTok's vow to ‘go dark’ without Biden support ‘a stunt’
The White House on Saturday called TikTok’s statement warning that it will “go dark” on Sunday unless President Biden steps in a "stunt," arguing the app doesn’t have to take action before ...The Hill - 17h -
TikTok says it will be 'forced to go dark' unless it gets 'definitive' statement
TikTok faces a ban on Sunday, unless it cuts ties with parent company ByteDance.ABC News - 18h -
TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes; White House calls it a 'stunt'
TikTok said its services will go dark Sunday unless the Biden administration gives a definitive statement providing assurances for the app's service providers.CNBC - 18h -
TikTok says it will 'go dark' on Sunday without US government action
The Supreme Court earlier upheld a law that would ban the video app in the US unless its Chinese parent-company sells it.BBC News - 1d -
TikTok says it will 'go dark' Sunday without Biden support
Video-sharing app TikTok said it will “go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, following the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold a federal ban unless President Biden steps in. “The statements issued ...The Hill - 1d -
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ in US on Sunday unless Biden acts
App used by 170m people in US will become unavailable unless outgoing president directs DoJ not to enforce law, company says . TikTok says it “will be forced to go dark on January 19” in the United ...The Guardian - 1d -
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ without US government action
Chinese-owned video app warns of blackout for 170mn users after Supreme Court upholds divest-or-ban lawFinancial Times - 1d -
TikTok says it will go dark on Jan. 19 unless given 'definitive' assurances
TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark on January 19 unless the company is given more clarity from the Biden Administration and Department of Justice regarding the ban that is scheduled to go ...NBC News - 1d -
TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless given 'definitive' assurances
TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban that’s scheduled to go into effect that ...NBC News - 1d -
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law
A law passed last year requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the video platform or face a ban.BBC News - 1d -
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app could go dark Sunday if it remains under Chinese ownership
The Supreme Court has decided to uphold the law that would ban TikTok in the U.S. if Chinese company ByteDance doesn't divest from the app. The ban could go into place on Sunday. Errol Barnett ...CBS News - 1d -
David Lynch Showed Us Who We Are in Dark Masterpieces Like ‘Eraserhead’
The director himself came off as almost performatively normal. Masterpieces like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive” said otherwise.The New York Times - 1d -
FirstFT: US officials race to avert TikTok ban
Also in today’s newsletter, manufacturing surge boosts China’s economy and Mark Carney launches bid to become Canada’s PMFinancial Times - 2d -
How to download your TikTok data in case the app goes dark
Some TikTok users are preparing for the likely ban by downloading their data. Here's how to do it.CBS News - 3d -
China discussing using Musk as broker in TikTok deal
Officials consider involving billionaire confidant of Donald Trump in effort to save video app from US banFinancial Times - 4d -
Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says 'not going to happen'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians are "very, very proud of being Canadian".BBC News - 6d -
TikTok’s last dance in the US
Plus, Joe Biden leaves the White House, Wall Street banks report earnings, and confidential MI5 files are made publicFinancial Times - 6d -
TikTok's future in the US rests with the Supreme Court
The platform with nearly 170 million American users is challenging a law that would see it banned in the US in a matter of days.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
TikTok warns it could ‘go dark’ as Supreme Court weighs divest-or-ban law
Justices question ByteDance-owned platform’s free-speech argument as it tries to halt looming deadlineFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.Wired - Jan. 9 -
US seizure of Greenland is ‘not going to happen’, says David Lammy
UK foreign secretary plays down idea of Trump taking control, in speech exposing differences with president-elect. UK politics live – latest updates The UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world not to waste a lot of time on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about GreenlandABC News - Jan. 8 -
Blinken on US taking over Greenland: 'Not going to happen'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismissed President-elect Trump’s idea of the U.S. owning Greenland, saying it’s “obviously” not going to happen. “The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Half of Puerto Rico starts the new year in the dark after massive power outage
Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages Tuesday that at one point had nearly 1.3 million businesses or homes — most of the island — in the dark.NBC News - Jan. 1