Reply With QuoteThey just gave themselves to Microsoft.
Big win for the USofA.
Malarkeyville
TikTok responds to Trump: We're not going anywhere ha ha ha!!!
In a statement, a TikTok spokesperson said the platform has provided millions of Americans with “entertainment and connection” during the coronavirus pandemic and denied criticism that its Chinese owner shares user information with Beijing.
“TikTok US user data is stored in the US, with strict controls on employee access. TikTok's biggest investors come from the US. We are committed to protecting our users' privacy and safety as we continue working to bring joy to families and meaningful careers to those who create on our platform,” the spokesperson said.
TikTik also released a video on Saturday featuring U.S. General Manager Vanessa Pappas defending the app and touting U.S. jobs and other measures taken by the company.
"We're not planning on going anywhere," Pappas says in the video, adding later, "We're here for the long run."
The pushback came after Trump warned on Friday evening that he could use emergency powers or an executive order as soon as this weekend to bar the platform from operating in the U.S.
“As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday.
The American Civil Liberties Union also panned Trump's announcement, saying banning TikTok would be "a danger to free expression and technologically impractical."
Though TikTok has become popular with millions of young people worldwide, bipartisan lawmakers in Washington have expressed concerns that the platform’s owner, the Beijing-based company ByteDance, could provide the Chinese government with user data, concerns they say are even more grave given China’s efforts to meddle in the 2020 election.
Trump on Friday also came out against reports that Microsoft was in talks to purchase TikTok from ByteDance, saying he didn't support the deal, according to NBC News. Multiple media outlets reported Friday that the president was considering signing an executive order requiring ByteDance to divest the U.S. portion of TikTok.
ByteDance would forfeit stake in US operations of TikTok to preserve...
Trump threat to TikTok generates storm of criticism from users
Trump’s Friday announcement appeared to be weeks in the making, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying earlier in July that the administration was considering banning Chinese apps over national security concerns.
Brett Samuels contributed to this report.
Updated: 11:23 a.m.
"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
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They just gave themselves to Microsoft.
Big win for the USofA.
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Joseph Stalin
The USA has lost WWIV to China with no other weapons but China Virus and some cash to buy democrats.
Malarkeyville
No, not really, trump said no no......... no deal for you
"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
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fuck the CCP -tik tok it up your wazoo
Black Kitty Ain't Happy
Yeah! Fuck the CPP for watching a bunch of teenagers dancing!!!!Originally Posted by anatta
Honoring my oath
Yeah, you're real brave when it comes to telling China to go fuck itself, but you never say the same thing about Putin. Why, tovarisch?
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
AProudLefty (08-01-2020), Rune (08-02-2020)
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OMG
Putin is not bent on world hegemony and supplanting the USA as guarantor of world order.
Maybe you should get a clue -google "Made in China 2025" <- start there.
Trump got xi to renounce that, but Biden thinks "China is not our competitor"
Callinectes (08-02-2020)
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India is banning tik toc as well
Malarkeyville
For the same reasons??
"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
It's OK to Be White
Trump is trying to ban a website because they trolled him.
Fascism? What Fascism?
Rune (08-02-2020)
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they are wary of China for a LOT of reasons, the current border war as well.
India under Modi has been consistently turning to the west (should make you happy- it does me)
as the relationship with China has soured
Callinectes (08-02-2020)
Honoring my oath
ROFLMAO! and you still can't do it! Fuck all you cocksucking, motherfucking Russians! Yeah, fuck China too, but you are most certainly not an American. You're a lowlife fucking Russian. If you are an American, then you are a traitor and deserve to be put up against the wall and shot. I'd be happy to do the honors, anatta, dukkha or what ever scumbag name you choose you Goddamn Putin cocksucker. No doubt you are safely hiding outside the US.OMG
Putin is not bent on world hegemony and supplanting the USA as guarantor of world order.
Maybe you should get a clue -google "Made in China 2025" <- start there.
Trump got xi to renounce that, but Biden thinks "China is not our competitor"
Black Kitty Ain't Happy
Why?
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lol.. pathetic off topic ad hom rant.
Honoring my oath
Where was I wrong, cocksucker? What is Putin paying you to bash the US? Does he pay you for sucking his cock and taking his dick in your ass or do you do it for free?
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