{"id":38813,"date":"2025-01-23T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=38813"},"modified":"2025-01-23T22:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T03:05:40","slug":"is-tiktok-running-out-of-time-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/is-tiktok-running-out-of-time-heres-what-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Is TikTok Running Out Of Time? Here\u2019s What We Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashley Perulena, a 19-year-old studying psychology at Hialeah Campus, was crushed when TikTok went dark this past Saturday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt just made me sad because TikTok was when I could just be by myself and scroll until I was bored,\u201d Perulena said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perulena was one of more than 170 million American users who were unable to access their accounts after the application voluntarily shut down on Jan. 18, a day before an intended ban went into effect, and it was removed from app stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of the normal content, users were greeted with the following message: \u201cSorry, TikTok isn&#8217;t available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can&#8217;t use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the few who still had momentary access\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">furiously started downloading their videos, others took a more maniac approach and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2523117\/people-are-actually-calling-911-over-tiktoks-shutdown-in-the-usyes-really\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">called 911<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to voice their complaints or profess their love for the platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many joined Xiaohongshu (Red Note), a Chinese social media platform, as a form of rebellion against the United States government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think it will honestly be good for [students] because then we\u2019ll be focusing more on homework and stuff instead of just doom scrolling on TikTok,\u201d said Jane Vega, a speech pathology student at North Campus. \u201cI still do miss it though, to be honest, but I think it\u2019ll be good for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However the hysteria was short-lived\u2014about 12 hours later the app came back online: \u201cWelcome back! Thanks for your patience and support. As a result of President Trump\u2019s efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.! You can continue to create, share, and discover all the things you love on TikTok.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\u2019t the first time TikTok has almost slipped out of the hands of American users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump signed two <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tiktok-timeline-ban-biden-india-d3219a32de913f8083612e71ecf1f428\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">executive orders to ban<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> TikTok for national security concerns unless its parent company, ByteDance, sold the platform to a U.S. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buyer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following year, President Joe Biden revoked the orders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in 2022, Biden signed the \u201cNo TikTok on Government Devices Act\u201d due to data privacy and national security concerns expressed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two years later, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ban with bipartisan support, stating that American companies can\u2019t share TikTok content unless it&#8217;s sold to a U.S. buyer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time, the CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, said the application was not for sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Jan. 20\u2014the first day of Trump\u2019s second presidential term\u2014he issued a 75-day delay on the ban, but the app remains unavailable for download in the app store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What will happen with TikTok is still up in the air. Will it be sold? Will American users still be allowed to access it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRegardless of what happened, I am happy to have my daily scroll back, my little bundle of joy,\u201d said Alejandra Quiroz, who creates social media content for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reporter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashley Perulena, a 19-year-old studying psychology at Hialeah Campus, was crushed when TikTok went dark this past Saturday.\u00a0 \u201cIt just made me sad because TikTok was when I could just be by myself and scroll until I was bored,\u201d Perulena said. 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