Tiktok App Getting Shut Down. TikTok has repeatedly faced questions about whether it could be forced to shut down since it launched in the United States. The app has been scrutinized as a possible national security risk. President Trump will not try to immediately shut down TikTok as he had previously threatened but said the Chinese-owned app will be "out of business" by Sept. 15 in the U.S. if parent company. The decision regarding the possible ban on one of the widely used app has sparked a range of reactions from internet user, who took to Twitter to debate over TikTok being shut down for good. One user wrote, “Well I would hope they do.
Meanwhile, on TikTok, in the app’s common joking style, user waltermasterson57 showed himself walking past the Trump Tower in New York, yelling, “You can’t shut down TikTok! @ReverendSlim @NewOrleansRene @skillkekz @_elsiemarina @tiktok_us @OrdinaryGamers You do. And the government has every right to shut down any app with known security vulnerabilities that could affect domestic communications. This isn't specific to the current administration, but inherent to the FCC and DHS.
TikTok has run into troubles after its parent company acquired the Musical.ly app. The app was subsequently shut down in favor of promoting TikTok, which led to some backlash from fans.
TikTok has repeatedly faced questions about whether it could be forced to shut down since it launched in the United States. The app has been scrutinized as a possible national security risk. President Trump's set a deadline for Microsoft -- or any other tech giant for that matter -- to buy TikTok's U.S. operations or he'll shut the app down for good. amp video_youtube Yesterday bookmark_border Viral video app TikTok has been making headlines as it moves from social media software to geopolitical issue. On the app, teenagers, millennials and celebrities engage with trends, perform dances. TikTok temporarily stopped displaying likes, and users thought the U.S. government actually went through with banning the app. Videos on the platform, which is own by Beijing-based ByteDance.
