Source: General / Radio One
You’ve seen the news: In a few short weeks, we may all be saying goodbye to TikTok.
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The only way to avoid the ban would be for ByteDance to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer. If TikTok isn’t sold by the deadline, U.S. app stores and internet services could face significant fines for hosting the platform.
The legislation that requires TikTok to either be sold or banned (which faced major backlash from the app’s content creators) was signed by President Joe Biden back in April. In May, TikTok sued to block the law in May, arguing that the law unfairly targets the app and undermines the free speech rights of its 170 million U.S. users.
President-elect Donald Trump’s planned tariff policies are unfavorable to China, with campaign claims about enacting a 60 percent tariff on all goods coming into our borders.
With that being said, it looks like TikTok’s time in the United States is nearing its end. But before we say goodbye, let’s look back at the good, bad and ugly moments from one of this eras most popular social platforms.
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