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Trump says USA should own TikTok after blink-and-you-miss-it ban kicks in

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TikTok • 4 min read

Trump says USA should own TikTok after blink-and-you-miss-it ban kicks in

The TikTok ban in the US went into force yesterday, taking the app offline. For a short time. It then returned after incoming President Trump vowed to issue an executive order later today pausing the ban and removing any liability from companies that continued working with TikTok in the meantime…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jan 2025

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app’s American future now in the hands of Donald Trump

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US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app’s American future now in the hands of Donald Trump

TikTok is due to be banned in the US on Sunday, after the country’s Supreme Court declined to block the law that instigates the ban. However, Donald Trump seems likely to intervene when he becomes President on Monday. He says, unhelpfully, “you’re going to see what I’m going to do”…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2025

As TikTok prepares for US shutdown, it’s still not clear if anyone will step in to halt the ban

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As TikTok prepares for US shutdown, it’s still not clear if anyone will step in to halt the ban

TikTok says it will basically stop operating in the US entirely if a ban due to kick in on Sunday goes ahead. There are still various ways that the law that instigates that ban could be paused at the very last minute, but no one seems to know whether that will actually happen…

Chris Cooke • 16 Jan 2025

TikTok will be fine as soon as consummate dealmaker Trump gets stuck in, says Trump

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TikTok will be fine as soon as consummate dealmaker Trump gets stuck in, says Trump

TikTok is due to be banned in the US on 19 Jan. The US Supreme Court could block the ban, though at a hearing last week it seemed judges weren’t likely to go that route. Which means TikTok’s future in the US now rests with “consummate dealmaker” Donald Trump, who still reckons he can solve this one…

Chris Cooke • 13 Jan 2025

TikTok seeks help from Supreme Court and Donald Trump in latest bid to avoid January ban in the US

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TikTok seeks help from Supreme Court and Donald Trump in latest bid to avoid January ban in the US

TikTok has turned to both the US Supreme Court and Donald Trump as it seeks to stop a ban that is due to come into effect in the US on 19 Jan. Meanwhile the EU is investigating if TikTok did enough to stop its platform being used to spread disinformation in the recent Romanian elections…

Chris Cooke • 18 Dec 2024

Congress warns Apple and Google: get ready to boot TikTok from US app stores

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Congress warns Apple and Google: get ready to boot TikTok from US app stores

After a Washington DC court declined to overturn or even pause the US law that says TikTok will be banned unless current owner ByteDance sells the app by 19 Jan, two Congress members have now told Apple and Google to prepare to remove TikTok from their respective app stores…

Chris Cooke • 16 Dec 2024

TikTok’s attempt to delay ban is just a rehash of previously rejected arguments says US government

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TikTok’s attempt to delay ban is just a rehash of previously rejected arguments says US government

TikTok wants a Washington DC court to delay a 19 Jan deadline for owner ByteDance to sell the app, so it can take its battle against the law that set that deadline to the Supreme Court. The US government says that’s not necessary because the Supreme Court itself can pause the deadline if required…

Chris Cooke • 12 Dec 2024

TikTok requests emergency injunction after judges warn app will be “effectively unavailable” in US from 19 Jan 2025

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TikTok requests emergency injunction after judges warn app will be “effectively unavailable” in US from 19 Jan 2025

TikTok has failed to overturn a law passed in the US earlier this year that says China-based owner Bytedance must sell the app or it will be banned in the country. It will now take the matter to the US Supreme Court, and wants an emergency injunction to delay the current 19 Jan deadline…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 09 Dec 2024

Trump nominates outspoken TikTok critic for top FCC position

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Trump nominates outspoken TikTok critic for top FCC position

Despite previously trying to ban TikTok when he was President, Donald Trump vowed to save the app during the recent election campaign by overturning the sell-or-be-banned law passed by US Congress earlier this year. But now Trump has nominated a very outspoken TikTok critic to chair the FCC…

Chris Cooke • 19 Nov 2024

Canadian government wants TikTok out of Canada for national security, but avoids outright ban on app

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Canadian government wants TikTok out of Canada for national security, but avoids outright ban on app

Canada has forced the shutdown of TikTok’s operations in the country on national security grounds, but Canadians will still be free to use the TikTok app. Meanwhile in the US there is speculation newly elected President Donald Trump will reverse the pending TikTok ban there…

Chris Cooke • 07 Nov 2024

IMPALA urges TikTok to re-open Merlin negotiations as we reach the direct deal deadline for indies

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IMPALA urges TikTok to re-open Merlin negotiations as we reach the direct deal deadline for indies

IMPALA has written an open letter to TikTok over its decision to abandon licensing talks with Merlin and force indie labels and distributors to sign direct deals by today. It urges TikTok to return to the negotiating table with the global indie label digital licensing organisation…

Chris Cooke • 25 Oct 2024

Spotify should have put up prices long ago; TikTok not a promo platform; AI will be a great tool for making music; Sony will take “more organic” approach to working with artists beyond releases, says Rob Stringer

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Spotify should have put up prices long ago; TikTok not a promo platform; AI will be a great tool for making music; Sony will take “more organic” approach to working with artists beyond releases, says Rob Stringer

Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer spoke at a Bloomberg’s Screentime conference last week, about getting more money out of TikTok, streaming subscribers, and opportunities for Sony and its artists. Those opportunities are stronger for Sony, he said, because it’s part of a wider entertainment group…

Chris Cooke • 14 Oct 2024