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There’s discussions in a (thankfully banned) sub thread pulling this into question so I just wanted to add sources: > The short-form video-hosting service TikTok was under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States from January 19, 2025, until January 22, 2026, due to the US government's concerns over potential user data collection and influence operations by the government of the People's Republic of China. However, the ban was not enforced. The ban took effect after ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, refused to sell the service before the deadline of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA). Prior to the ban, individual states, cities, universities, and government-affiliated devices had restricted TikTok. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_ban_TikTok_in_the_U... and: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protecting_Americans_from_Fore... Amy Howe, Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 17, 2025, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/supreme-court-upholds-tik... https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-656_ca7d.pdf The executive branch explicitly defied an act of Congress which was upheld by the Supreme Court. First Biden for one day, then Trump II as he took office and continued not to enforce the ban. |