TikTok Ban Jan – 18

January 18 below

As you have heard, Congress voted to ban TikTok because of national security concerns. The vote was reasonably bi-partisan (352 Yes – 65 No).

A little history on the idea – In 2020, the United States government announced it was considering banning the Chinese social media platform TikTok upon a request from then-president Donald Trump, who viewed the app as a national security threat.

President Biden says the current administration will not enforce the ban but leave enforcement up to the incoming Trump administration.  The incoming Trump administration, (although originally proposing the idea in 2020) now says it doesn’t want to ban the app, so we do not know what will happen in the long run.

However, as of January 19th, the TikTok app will no longer be available for download on the app store but will still function if you already have it on a device.

What we know.

TikTok will still  work if it is on your phone or device.

TikTok will still be accessible via the web browser.

For our members who have the TikTok service.

We will still  create your weekly posts and send them to TikTok for publication until the issue is decided.

In the long run, the Trump administration will either ban TikTok or try to reverse the decision. (or possibly have it purchased by an American-owned company).

Important

If the new Trump administration upholds the TikTok ban, we will remove your TikTok service and recalculate your invoice with the service subtracted from the total.

We will let you know if this happens.

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