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TikTok is “resuming service” to users in the United States after a brief “outage,” the app announced on Sunday, Jan. 19, via a statement shared on social networks. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service.”
“We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will not face any penalties for providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and allowing more than 7 million small businesses to grow,” the statement continued. “It’s a strong stance on the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that will keep TikTok in the United States.
On Friday, January 17, the Supreme Court issued a decision unanimous decision to comply with the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversaries Controlled Applications Act, which banned the application nationwide.
“I join all but Part II.A of the Court’s per curiam opinion. I see no reason to assume without deciding that the statute implicates the First Amendment because our precedent leaves no doubt that it does,” Justice Sonia Sotomayer wrote in her ruling. “TikTok engages in expressive activity by ‘compiling and curating’ material on its platform.”
The app stopped working for users in the United States a few hours before midnight on Saturday, January 18. Many celebrities spoke out about the ban before and during the hours during the outage.
Singer Kesha as a joke she reminded her followers that her 2010 hit single “Tik Tok” will always be available to them regardless of what happened to the app of the same name. In a video shared via Instagram on Saturday, January 18, the singer wore a black hoodie and closed her eyes while playing part of her 2010 hit. Over the video, she wrote, “TikTok may be temporary but TiK ToK is forever,” adding a peace sign and black heart emoji. The song was an instant hit when it debuted, spending nine weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Kylie Kelce also commented about the impending ban. “There’s something that’s been weighing heavily on me the last few days,” Kelce said January 16th episode of her “I Won’t Lie” podcast. “Looks like my favorite app TikTok may actually be gone for good. Let’s hope not and I can roll my doom until the end of time. But just in case, I want to pour one properly for TikTok.”
“I think everybody loses,” Marc D’Amelio he said at ABC News Studios IMPACT x Night line special of May 2024. “I think small businesses are losing out. I think the politicians are losing too.”
Marc and his wife, Heidi D’Amelioare parents for social media experts Dixie and Charliewhose online dance went viral in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“We didn’t call ourselves. the first TikTok familyMarc, 56, added in an ABC News special. “It’s hard to believe that many people sat and watched the video. I think the ability to turn someone unknown into a celebrity overnight, I don’t think there’s any other platform like that.”
