TikTokers in meltdown over impending US ban as they post tearful videos saying goodbye to their beloved app
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INFLUENCERS are mourning the looming shutdown of TikTok as they post tearful videos saying goodbye to the beloved app. The Supreme Court have upheld a law to ban the application if it is not sold in the United States - leaving users devastated. The ban is set to go into effect on January 19, leaving the platform's future in the hands of the incoming Trump administration.
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One popular influencer on the app, Emily Senn, filmed herself crying after hearing the news, saying that she would "never forgive" the US government for its actions against TikTok. Through her tears, she grumbled: "I'm never going to trust you ever again because you just, like that, took away millions of people's income and livelihood and who does that?".
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Senn had lost her job as a cruise ship singer during the pandemic and said TikTok helped support her financially as well as given her a sense of community. The court voted unanimously to uphold the law passed by Congress and signed by the president last April that would prohibit tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Oracle from hosting TikTok on their US app stores.
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"There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community," The decision read. "But Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok's data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary.".
