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X saw record traffic after Election Day, but 115,000 people still hit the delete button. X’s loss is Bluesky’s gain; the site just topped the 15 million user mark, up from 9 million in September. This article was originally published by a www.pcmag.com . Read the Original article here. .

People are using the title track from the Puerto Rican musician’s new album to commemorate their memories Bad Bunny is crying tears of joy. The Latin star posted a short TikTok video of himself tearing up with the simple caption “tik tok” in response to a new trend on the app, which is centered around the title track from his new album Debí Tirar Más Fotos. TikTok users have started using a snippet of “DTMF” over carousels, video montages, and collages of their pictures and memories. It’s a touching way to honor the song’s theme about learning to live in…

Fisher fights creators’ cornerpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time17:28 GMTLiv McMahonTechnology reporterJudges seemed perhaps more enthused by Professor Fisher’s arguments representing concerned content creators than they did with TikTok’s lawyer – at least for those like me, who are listening in from afar and can’t see their facial expressions.Among his arguments were that there were ways the US could continue in its tradition of legislation creating disclosure around foreign company risks and ownership in the case of TikTok, rather than ban it altogether.He also asked why TikTok was being singled out in the law, unlike fellow Chinese-owned app Temu.But some…

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesJust 10 days before the U.S. ban on TikTok goes into effect, businessman Frank McCourt’s internet advocacy group Project Liberty announced Thursday it has submitted a proposal to buy the social media site from Chinese technology company ByteDance.Project Liberty and its partners, known as “The People’s Bid for TikTok,” would restructure the app to exist on an American-owned platform and prioritize users’ digital safety, the project said in a statement.”We’ve put forward a proposal to ByteDance to realize Project Liberty’s vision for a reimagined TikTok – one built on an American-made tech stack that…

Topline The People’s Bid for TikTok, a project a spearheaded by Project Liberty founder and billionaire investor Frank McCourt, has delivered a proposal to the video app’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to buy TikTok’s U.S. assets ahead of a ban on the popular social media app set to take effect Jan. 19. Frank McCourt speaks at Collision 2024 in Toronto, Ontario on June 18, 2024. Anadolu via Getty Images Timeline January 9, 2025McCourt said his organization’s proposal, the value of which was not disclosed, would keep the platform alive in the U.S. but rebuild it in a way that prioritizes…

A neon TikTok logo hangs in the lobby of the TikTok office building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) A neon TikTok logo hangs in the lobby of the TikTok office building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)Read More The company sued the government over the law late last year. TikTok had negotiated with the Biden administration between 2021 and 2022 to resolve the concerns around U.S. data privacy and potential algorithmic manipulation. In court documents, it has accused the administration of essentially walking away from those negotiations…

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The monthslong fight by legislators to ban the social media app TikTok in the United States is expected to come to a head on Friday when the Supreme Court hears arguments to decide the app’s fate for its 170 million American users.If TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, does get banned on Jan. 19, here is what users can expect to happen:Will TikTok still be available to download on app stores?No. The law passed by Congress last year would make it illegal for app stores from companies like Apple and Google to distribute or issue updates to TikTok at…

WASHINGTON — The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes before the Supreme Court on Friday as the justices consider whether to block it.The nine justices on the conservative-majority court are hearing oral arguments from lawyers for TikTok, some of its users and the Biden administration, with at least a preliminary decision likely in days, if not hours.The law in question, enacted with broad bipartisan support, requires China-based TikTok owner ByteDance to divest itself of the company by Jan. 19, the day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. If no…

WASHINGTON −Supreme Court heard arguments over whether TikTok can be banned in the U.S. later this month in a case that pits two major issues − freedom of speech versus national security − against each other.Some of the 170 million Americans who use TikTok say the court has never confronted a free speech case that matters to so many people.The Biden administration, which is defending a law requiring TikTok cut ties with the Chinese government or be banned, said the wildly popular short-form video app presents a grave threat to national security. China can gather data on Americans or manipulate…