STATEMENT FROM TIKTOK:
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 face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170
- Message being that you want to silence and censor over 170 million Americans' right to free speechTrump talks a big game on China & wanted to ban TikTok—just like many Republicans voted to do. But now he’s inviting TikTok’s CEO to sit beside him at his inauguration even though TikTok is linked to the CCP & is a threat to our national security. What message does this send?Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextChina itself does not permit the international version of TikTok to be used on the mainland. Instead, users must download Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok which is subject to censorship from the Chinese Communist Party. time.com/6971009/tiktok… nytimes.com/2024/04/25/bus…
- Statement on Possible Shutdown The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok's availability to over 170 million
- Our CEO Shou Chew's response to the TikTok ban bill:
00:00 - Our Statement on Enactment of the TikTok Ban: This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court. We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail. The fact is, we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S.
- Our response to the Supreme Court decision:
- TikTok Statement on Court Decision: "The Supreme Court has an established historical record of protecting Americans' right to free speech, and we expect they will do just that on this important constitutional issue. Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through
- TikTok Files Emergency Motion for Injunction Today, we filed an emergency motion for an injunction to stop the TikTok Ban from taking effect on January 19, 2025 until our appeal of the decision by the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is heard by the US Supreme Court. TikTok
- Our statement on the latest TikTok legislation: This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it. This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they
- Since when is it arrogant to stand up for the constitution and freedom of speech?Every single American company must bend to the Chinese communist government’s will to operate in China. I voted yes to force this sale to make TikTok safer for our children and national security. Their arrogance is astounding.Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextCongress has the power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, as per Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. TikTok is a foreign business operating in all 50 states. archives.gov/founding-docs/…
- Our statement on today's House vote: This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it's a ban. We are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realize the impact on the economy, 7 million small businesses, and
- Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism. We are proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform. The number of videos on TikTok is small and reports of it trending on ourOver the past 24 hours, thousands of TikToks (at least) have been posted where people share how they just read Bin Laden’s infamous "Letter to America," in which he explained why he attacked the United States. The TikToks are from people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and
00:00 - Statement on Supreme Court Order to Hear TikTok Ban Case We're pleased with today's Supreme Court order. We believe the Court will find the TikTok ban unconstitutional so the over 170 million Americans on our platform can continue to exercise their free speech rights.








