News & Reviews:   TikTok Ban

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day stay on a ban, many companies and individuals have been aiming to purchase the platform. It's said that Elon Musk, Microsoft, and Oracle are all in the race to buy TikTok. Now, there's a new player in the race.

Due to the impending TikTok ban on 19 January 2025, other social media platforms will gain plenty of new users. Already some users have moved to other Chinese apps as a form of protest and other social media platforms like Instagram could benefit.

The hot news this week is definitely the inevitable TikTok ban. There have been calls for the US Supreme Court to postpone the ban, but the app will shut down soon if that doesn't pan out. Seeing the writing on the wall, American users have begun to find alternatives.

In case you didn't know, the TikTok ban will take effect in early January 2025 before newly elected President Trump returns to office. In an effort to save TikTok, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to meet up with Trump.

The ban on TikTok has been going on for years since the pandemic. If you recall, the Trump administration was the first to act on banning the popular social media platform. Now the tables have turned, with newly-elected US President Donald Trump to halt the ban, sources say.

If you're following the TikTok vs US story, you probably know the company was told to sell or face a permanent ban. TikTok has refused and retaliated with a lawsuit last month, so the latter outcome seems inevitable. But reports now claim TikTok is looking for ways to get around the issue.

Previously, we mentioned that the US has passed a bill to ban TikTok. Today, President Joe Biden signed a bill forcing Bytedance to sell TikTok if it wants to continue operating in the United States. The bill is now in force and gives Bytedance 270 days to sell, with this period extendable by another three months. That said, what should you know about it?