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While the viral video app waits for a decision from the high court, President-elect Donald Trump has been indicating he may rescue TikTok. Trump once opposed TikTok, but he recently said it has a warm spot in his heart, but did not explain how he might step in to save the app.
While the viral video app waits for a decision from the high court, President-elect Donald Trump has been indicating he may rescue TikTok. Trump once opposed TikTok, but he recently said it has a warm spot in his heart, but did not explain how he might step in to save the app.
Analysts say there are many ways Trump can keep TikTok in business in the U.S., including instructing his administration to not enforce the law. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
Analysts say there are many ways Trump can keep TikTok in business in the U.S., including instructing his administration to not enforce the law. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
It's seen as TikTok's last legal shot. It has asked the Supreme Court to step in and halt a law that bans TikTok nationwide unless Beijing-based ByteDance divests the app. In its application, TikTok says Congress has singled out TikTok, saying banning the app would violate the First Amendment rights of 170 million American users.
It's seen as TikTok's last legal shot. It has asked the Supreme Court to step in and halt a law that bans TikTok nationwide unless Beijing-based ByteDance divests the app. In its application, TikTok says Congress has singled out TikTok, saying banning the app would violate the First Amendment rights of 170 million American users.
Kentucky Public Radio and NPR obtained dozens of pages of redacted court records as part of 14 states' child safety lawsuits against TikTok. The document showed TikTok released some tools to safeguard kids as a way of, quote, improving public trust. One company executive was quoted in redacted documents as saying that TikTok could get such a grip on young people.
Kentucky Public Radio and NPR obtained dozens of pages of redacted court records as part of 14 states' child safety lawsuits against TikTok. The document showed TikTok released some tools to safeguard kids as a way of, quote, improving public trust. One company executive was quoted in redacted documents as saying that TikTok could get such a grip on young people.
that it could interfere with sleeping, eating, and even looking at someone in the eyes. In response, a TikTok spokesman says the material cherry-picks misleading quotes and takes outdated documents out of context. In a slide from a TikTok presentation, the company said after viewing about 260 videos, teens can start forming a habit. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
that it could interfere with sleeping, eating, and even looking at someone in the eyes. In response, a TikTok spokesman says the material cherry-picks misleading quotes and takes outdated documents out of context. In a slide from a TikTok presentation, the company said after viewing about 260 videos, teens can start forming a habit. Bobby Allen, NPR News.