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Lord help me if Peter Thiel is on that board. https://t.co/yHKugrdJnn
— drew olanoff (@yoda) September 18, 2020
Per our DC reporters, the latest TikTok US proposal includes the formation of a national security committee, which would be chaired by a CIFUS point person.
— Zheping Huang (@pingroma) September 18, 2020
Might be a false equivalence but gotta say it reminds me of the Party committee in China Big Techhttps://t.co/uow2rLyqMf
My read of the TikTok deal with Oracle as reported by @inafried seems to be that this is more a win for TikTok than it is the US government, in that it's what the company has been largely saying it'd do throughout the CFIUS process https://t.co/KzAHqK5z53
— Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) September 18, 2020
Scoop: How the Oracle-TikTok deal will work, including new details from the roughly 20-page term sheet agreed to in principal by both companies. https://t.co/2BVHGrYArH tip @techmeme
— Ina Fried (@inafried) September 18, 2020
An agreement between TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance and Oracle includes a variety of concessions in an effort to make the deal palatable to the Trump administration and security hawks in Congress, according to a source close to the companies.https://t.co/L6E5Qm5MqW
— Axios (@axios) September 18, 2020
The Trump administration has announced a “ban” on TikTok in U.S. app stores—a move which is shortsighted, ridiculous, and likely unconstitutional. https://t.co/ZfKU6mHwwM
— Freedom of the Press (@FreedomofPress) September 18, 2020
Don't freak out! If you read the fine print, TikTok now has a new deadline of November 12th to get their sale with Oracle finalized. This is just, once again, gaslighting by the Donald Trump administration! https://t.co/3Y2LwP0MS6
— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) September 18, 2020
?is a direct attack on the #Internet. If the Trump Administration believed in an open Internet, it would have avoided this route; instead, it would first try to understand how its actions may affect the Internet and conduct an impact assessment https://t.co/CCXXqAoTIC
— KonstantinosKomaitis (@kkomaitis) September 18, 2020
Before anyone complains, just remember that China has always banned nearly all foreign software, including Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Snapchat, etc. https://t.co/Bs44vDFK4e
— Dan Harris (@danharris) September 18, 2020
I can't help but think it's because President Big Baby is still mad about his Oklahoma City rally embarrassment: Trump Admin to Ban TikTok, WeChat From U.S. App Stores https://t.co/phSOZn0YOW
— Laura Ballance (@lauramerge) September 18, 2020
US to ban TikTok and WeChat from US app stores
— hardmaru (@hardmaru) September 18, 2020
Restrictions will also prevent any company from offering internet hosting, CDNs, internet transit or peering services to WeChat, or using the app’s code in other software or services in the US. @AnaSwanson https://t.co/UTS30RXkYv
Americans will be unable to download TikTok and WeChat from US app stores from midnight on Sunday https://t.co/AnuDoaV55J
— Telegraph Technology Intelligence (@TelegraphTech) September 18, 2020
Banning downloads? So we can still use the app if we already had it downloaded? https://t.co/BKJAB1LAp6
— Ian (@okboost) September 18, 2020
Press Release from Commerce: we have taken significant action to combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data, while promoting our national values, democratic rules-based norms & aggressive enforcement of US laws/regulations https://t.co/cZkQxIzB31 pic.twitter.com/ZhsLFKaEFN
— Sally Shin (@sallyshin) September 18, 2020
Why is Trump interfering in the free market and holding up this Oracle/TikToc deal? Why do we have to wait for King Trump to rule? Maybe he's quid-pro-quo-ing again---I'll approve the deal if you give me or my campaign tens of millions in cash.https://t.co/2RK1WGP3ak
— Make Bunker-Don Gone (@JohnLukeSam1) September 17, 2020
Not surprising, because it's Trump, but there's confusion about the coming WeChat ban. But per press release and Wilbur Ross, the idea is to shut WeChat completely in the U.S. — not just transactions. They're literally trying to remove it from the U.S. internet. pic.twitter.com/ZBuK8cKdMy
— Peter Kafka (@pkafka) September 18, 2020
"Reason for taking the job, sir?"
— Acquired Podcast (@AcquiredFM) September 17, 2020
⏹ It advances my career
⏹ It pays well
⏹ I've always wanted to manage a multinational geopolitical circus
✅ Pure spite https://t.co/aplvrFCTdu
Vanessa Pappas rightfully made a big PR push over the last week as interim TikTok head, getting profiles in NYT & WSJ. Have to think that was part of a strategy to sell herself as a permanent CEO option. At very least, she's well-positioned to be CEO elsewhere if she ever leaves. https://t.co/kJA06QyC4X
— Chris Harihar (@ChrisHarihar) September 17, 2020
Fair’s fair. China bans Facebook and Twitter. https://t.co/sQ6D6I3LV9
— Ezra Levant ? (@ezralevant) September 18, 2020
paradoxically, a move allegedly meant to protect privacy and security threatens at least briefly to have the opposite effect.
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) September 18, 2020
if tiktok discovered some zero day, it would have no ability to patch and deliver an update. https://t.co/s6FbTNitwE
Just in: Commerce Dept is prohibiting the US from distributing (downloading) or maintaining WeChat and TikTok apps
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) September 18, 2020
WeChat ban goes in place Sept 20 and Tiktok on Nov 12, unless national security concerns about its sale are resolved https://t.co/jI7pCHpQGp
Take note... The Head of Instagram feels the need to stick up for one of his biggest competitors.
— Tyson Hutchins (@tysonhutchins_) September 18, 2020
Regardless of your feelings about TikTok—proposed bans like this are not good for the internet. https://t.co/ruQe6E2QZk
Kevin Systrom in the running to be TikTok's next CEO. It's lit. https://t.co/CBPvGWPiiV pic.twitter.com/wEhmYh8Emn
— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) September 17, 2020
#News: Commerce Department Prohibits #WeChat and #TikTok Transactions to Protect the National Security of the United States. https://t.co/p4Exj0ZB9P
— U.S. Commerce Dept. (@CommerceGov) September 18, 2020
Still absolutely wild that the president can be like “This company is bad. Shut it down. Ban it,” and it more or less happens. They never really outlined *how* the app was a security threat. Just a half-ass justification. https://t.co/HgFGm3Rg9T
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) September 18, 2020
I support this hire of @kevin https://t.co/lhlhzRN1H7
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) September 17, 2020
This should solidify Trump's command of the youth votehttps://t.co/8e1B84o8xa
— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) September 18, 2020
WeChat: Enormously popular with Chinese-Americans. Owned by Chinese company. Will be crippled in US Sunday night.
— Peter Kafka (@pkafka) September 18, 2020
TikTok: Enormously popular with Americans including some Trump voters. Owned by Chinese company, trying to do deal w/Trump supporters. Will be OK through election.
Sources tell me that TikTok Global plans to file for an IPO on one of the U.S. stock exchanges in about a year. @cnbc @CNBCtech
— Julia Boorstin (@JBoorstin) September 17, 2020
Trump was briefed on proposals to buy TikTok yesterday. https://t.co/VSgsN0IDDw
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 18, 2020
The Head of Instagram said he thinks the TikTok US ban is a bad idea ? https://t.co/97wYPdWkZ7
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) September 18, 2020
Treasury Secty Steve Mnuchin is pushing hard for TikTok deal despite opposition. He called senior DOD officials Wednesday, including Ellen Lord, and indicated the deal would get done, despite concerns, sources said. https://t.co/XmjgXJZrL6
— Ellen Nakashima (@nakashimae) September 18, 2020
The TikTok ban news may not be what it seems: The real deadline for an absolute ban was subtly shifted from this Sunday to Nov 12 -- after the election! -- perhaps giving both sides more time to negotiate? The soap opera continues...
— Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) September 18, 2020
He was also one of the Facebook execs at Facebook that flew to shanghai for failed deal talks with Musically, which Bytedance ended up buying and turning into tiktok. https://t.co/uKwK7V55DH
— Shelly Banjo (@sbanjo) September 18, 2020
On more TikTok thought...
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) September 18, 2020
This entire thing is absurd. A company with hundreds of U.S. employees and hundreds of millions of U.S. users -- some of whom generate income from it -- is waiting for just one person, the President, to decide if it can continue.
Scoop: Mnuchin sent Bytedance a counter offer last night with revised terms for the Tiktok deal and the company accepted it, sources tell me and @SalehaMohsin. Oracle accepted the terms, too. The changes address national security concerns about the @tiktok_us transaction.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 17, 2020
With sanctions against @tiktok_us & @WeChatApp set to take effect by Monday, the Commerce Department has just issued its explanation of exactly which transactions with the companies will be banned (as required by the original order) 1/4
— Bobby Chesney (@BobbyChesney) September 18, 2020
https://t.co/LoOHm36Ap2 via @CommerceGov
The Trump administration said it is banning China’s TikTok and WeChat from mobile app stores beginning this Sunday, Sept. 20, in a move that will sharply raise tensions with Beijing. https://t.co/kusEoqv282
— Hussein Ibish (@Ibishblog) September 18, 2020
Instagram founder Kevin Systrom taking over TikTok as CEO to compete directly with Instagram — a potentially epic “chip on the shoulder” chapter for his future book...https://t.co/3lPDnk6Hs5 pic.twitter.com/quT9pCuIJy
— Art Jonak (@ArtJonak) September 17, 2020
The 18-24 demographic traditionally does not vote. I wonder if denying them this outlet during a pandemic moves the needle at all. https://t.co/EB2nnoLpUp
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) September 18, 2020
The Trump way... The best thing is we can end trump in 7 weeks. We must dump this idiot and save America. #BidenHarris2020 https://t.co/mf5Tiy1w98
— Ross Gerber (@GerberKawasaki) September 18, 2020
UPDATE: Treasury Dept. sent major term sheet revisions to Oracle & TikTok last night to specifically address security concerns, sources tell @SaraEisen. The two companies agreed to Treasury's revisions in full, sources also said. https://t.co/YL0eTxxUAu
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 17, 2020
As I expressed in my letter to Sec. Mnuchin, any deal between Oracle and ByteDance that fails to address national security concerns should be rejected. The Chinese Communist Party uses platforms like #TikTok for propaganda or espionage.https://t.co/Mh7PNsLyEl
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 17, 2020
Head of Instagram https://t.co/CC3I2HLwNG
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) September 18, 2020
TikTok and WeChat to be booted off U.S. App Stores on Sept 20 in an unprecedented move, though sounds like TikTok could still find a way to get a deal done with Oracle to save itself by Nov 12 https://t.co/i8VFumbfTJ
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) September 18, 2020
#Google takes down @Paytm from #PlayStore. How will #Paytm respond to this? @vijayshekhar clears the air ? @NayantaraRai @GoogleIndia #PaytmRemoved #Paytmdown #GooglePlay https://t.co/dI2yDQ9uA2
— ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) September 18, 2020
Isn’t this just going to encourage a flood of people to download it while they can? https://t.co/zvf2dpdO2v
— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) September 18, 2020
Bad move for the president to take on the technology crowd, who loves free speech. Why, you should have seen the uproar about games journalism. No chance he survives this! https://t.co/UU0bxCJSvh
— gender critical means ‘hate adherent’ (@EmilyGorcenski) September 18, 2020
Trump to block #US downloads of #TikTok, #WeChat on Sunday
— Indo-Pacific News (@IndoPac_Info) September 18, 2020
People with TikTok on their phones will still be able to use the app, but the experience will degrade without software updates https://t.co/m7qlDXeHff
Just a reminder that the Trump administration still has not said what specific bad things prompted all this chaos. Everyone agrees bad things are *possible*! But the gov stepping in usually requires more than that. https://t.co/UEEeW2rLIf
— nilay patel (@reckless) September 18, 2020
Boy if my kids could vote https://t.co/0Sm5cahpbz
— NatStar (@NatSoCold) September 18, 2020
Developing news: Commerce Dept will ban WeChat and TikTok app downloads by "eliminating access" in the US starting Sunday.
— Jo Ling Kent (@jolingkent) September 18, 2020
Meanwhile.. TikTok is now #2 in the App Store.
Here is the Commerce announcement: https://t.co/VWwbcvtp4i
The Social Network movie has an epic plot twist for its sequel. https://t.co/F6Cb49yCcl
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) September 17, 2020
Not a fan of the app but this ain’t it. This is terrifying on a whole mother level. https://t.co/plO1xv0pDm
— Nellie ✊?✊?✊???? (@BklynActiveMama) September 18, 2020
can you even imagine the billable legal hours that will have gone into this intellectually incontinent dipshit parade? https://t.co/GRI370i7nm
— Karl Bode (@KarlBode) September 18, 2020
So this entire deal has changed from what was nearly accepted a few weeks ago. ByteDance is now set to IPO global TikTok, Oracle will own less than 20%, WMT will get stake -- if Trump approves. No more carved out U.S. co. https://t.co/gimgyzfsUj
— Alex Sherman (@sherman4949) September 17, 2020
Today’s actions prove once again that President @realDonaldTrump will do everything in his power to guarantee our national security and protect Americans from the threats of the Chinese Communist Party. https://t.co/xGLqRVwhao
— Sec. Wilbur Ross (@SecretaryRoss) September 18, 2020
Goddamnit this is a First Amendment issue. Let us treat it as such: Trump is attempting to shut off the people's presses.
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) September 18, 2020
Trump administration bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores beginning on Sunday https://t.co/uAWQGJWWWE
Systrom taking over TikTok to run it in direct competition with Instagram would be what we in the business call “a good story” https://t.co/hcxjzmfC7Y
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) September 17, 2020
I think this is Trump’s way of punishing China for Covid because he’s an asshole https://t.co/62pfnLFldC
— Andrea Kuszewski ? (@AndreaKuszewski) September 18, 2020
If you haven’t downloaded TikTok yet, you’d better get on it... https://t.co/ncB8kOgI8o
— Scott Monty (@ScottMonty) September 18, 2020
“People with TikTok on their phones will also be able to continue to use the app, but the person said that the experience would degrade over the next two months unless a deal was approved by Mr Trump.”
— Bill Weir (@BillWeirCNN) September 18, 2020
https://t.co/e6XftqBWTl
Our latest on the TikTok saga: Instagram founder Kevin Systrom has had talks about becoming TikTok's new CEO.
— erin griffith (@eringriffith) September 17, 2020
+ other details on deal revisions, timeline, DC reactions, IPO plans.
with @anaswanson @dmmcabe and special vacay cameo from @mikeisaac https://t.co/8IStPABkZ0
TikTok's existence and popularity has provided Facebook a rhetorical crutch, a permanent defense to say to Washington: "We are not a monopoly, just look at TikTok! Also, China is bad, so you should not regulate us, and we will stand up to Chinese tech" https://t.co/0R4xR5QQmj
— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) September 18, 2020
I’m old enough to remember @GOP & Republicans aversion to Governments meddling in the free market. ??♂️ https://t.co/aq3WIiBcnL
— J sheffield (@Mr_JSheffield) September 18, 2020
Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday. It’s unclear if the Commerce Department’s announcement means there’s no possibility of a deal going through before the Sunday deadline. https://t.co/NNzVIZ1hCD
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 18, 2020
If Walmart ends up owning a stake of TikTok, it’s worth noting that Systrom, the former Instagram CEO, once was on Walmart’s board of directors https://t.co/aSmCO0NTxa
— Jason Del Rey (@DelRey) September 17, 2020
Breaking: As of Sept. the following transactions are prohibited:
— Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) September 18, 2020
Any provision of service to distribute or maintain the WeChat or TikTok mobile applications, constituent code, or application updates through an online mobile application store in the U.S.https://t.co/JuBxL0Ty9d
American apps Facebook, Twitter & Google collect the same data as TikTok. The Head of Instagram appears to be supporting the Chinese app https://t.co/7h7m8zzX1L
— Larry Madowo (@LarryMadowo) September 18, 2020
Ah, yes. They are required to hire a(nother) man named Kevin as their "full time" CEO (and not, say, a woman named Vanessa because lol why are women). https://t.co/ZYtzbhdcdQ
— Ana Milicevic (@aexm) September 17, 2020
Starting Sunday, the U.S. will prohibit any "service to distribute or maintain the WeChat or TikTok mobile applications…in the U.S." and "any provision of services through the WeChat…for…transferring funds or processing payments within the U.S."https://t.co/QqpGXYv43X
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) September 18, 2020
Careful with this headline, the ban is only of *new downloads* of TikTok, an outright ban will happen on 11/12 unless a deal is made.
— Adam Mosseri ? (@mosseri) September 18, 2020
I’ve said this before, but a US TikTok ban would be quite bad for Instagram, Facebook, and the internet more broadly. https://t.co/2tPPgAkI4K
Huge that WeChat is included... To listen to all the endless talk and analysis about TikTok you'd think they are the big villain... WeChat is like a thousand times more significant and important... https://t.co/CYojwb4sGh
— Mustapha Hamoui (@Beirutspring) September 18, 2020
??????: We continue to work with Google to restore our Android app. We assure all our users that their balances & linked accounts are 100% safe.
— Paytm (@Paytm) September 18, 2020
Our services are fully functional on all existing apps and you can continue enjoying Paytm like before.https://t.co/Klb63HRr0V
Head of Facebook Lite tries to suggest this would be bad for FB’s proprietary platforms. Yes, it would be bad for internet overall but it’s only bad for FB if an unfriendly government had more power than Mark Zuckerberg and FB didn’t play ball with them...this helps Facebook. https://t.co/3QDXouf4dY
— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) September 18, 2020
land of the free baby https://t.co/IGtbG1LbQM
— abdul (@Advil) September 18, 2020
Idk maybe it’s just me, but it seems like we have bigger problems on our hands at the moment https://t.co/eIVYaNRsAQ
— Tyson Hutchins (@tysonhutchins_) September 18, 2020
Maybe, uh, download TikTok before Sunday. https://t.co/E3C8qdyXOZ
— Makena Kelly (@kellymakena) September 18, 2020
This morning’s TikTok order isn’t coming because Trump has made a decision. He’s had all week to review the Oracle deal and he hasn’t come down one way or another. This is just the clock running out. https://t.co/mU2imPeESF
— Russell Brandom (@russellbrandom) September 18, 2020
“...President Trump will do everything in his power to guarantee our national security and protect Americans from the threats of the Chinese Communist Party..." https://t.co/F9RPaPxZv6
— 喜马拉雅联盟加拿大农场CanadaHimalaya (@CanadaHimalaya) September 18, 2020
so this is literally happening cos hes upset that tiktok kids ruined his rally right? theres zero other reason. we all know that facebook is the actual threat to 'national security'https://t.co/vkhJyLfBou pic.twitter.com/QGconomN2S
— Lotte 'just an idiot' May ?????☕?? (@LotteMakesStuff) September 18, 2020
TikTok and WeChat will be banned from US app stores on Sunday
— Culttture (@culttture) September 18, 2020
Companies are also barred from hosting them in the US.https://t.co/q4mhPDIKoT
Goodbye @tiktok_us https://t.co/xS6OfcyiwP
— brian redban (@redban) September 18, 2020
“WeChat U.S., for all practical purposes, will be shut down,” while TikTok will operate until Nov. 12, the Commerce Secretary says https://t.co/nJOzeETT4T
— Bloomberg Next China (@next_china) September 18, 2020
MORE: The TikTok app will be removed from U.S. app stores Sunday https://t.co/7aYHCaK9oX
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) September 18, 2020
BREAKING: President Trump orders clampdown on TikTok and WeChat beginning on Sunday, prevents download in the U.S. https://t.co/qtXv7lQOeq
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2020
"At the President’s direction, we have taken significant action to combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data,"...of course, the President's malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data is perfectly acceptable! https://t.co/UnfFSeZldE
— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) September 18, 2020
US bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security.
— Liz (Lizzy, Elizabeth) ? (@zen4ever2us) September 18, 2020
The Chinese app TikTok will also be banned by Nov. 12, but Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said early Friday on Fox Business News that access to that app may be possible if certain safeguards are in place.
https://t.co/rXLtgbvbZN
11/12 미국 기업 틱톡에 클라우드, 인터넷 서비스 제공 차단 데드라인, 미 대선은 11/3
— lunamoth (@lunamoth) September 18, 2020
Trump to block downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday https://t.co/hx559VBSOa
米国では日曜日からWeChat（微信）とTikTokのダウンロードが禁止になる予定。またWeChatに関連する通信転送が日曜日から違法となり、TikTokも11月12日から同様の措置がとられるとCNN報道。https://t.co/B11HPlkN1u
— xbox360 kyrie (@kyrie16) September 18, 2020
What does this mean? Does this make VPNs work illegal? #KeepitOn
— Berhan Taye (@btayeg) September 18, 2020
"In addition, the Department said, it will be illegal to host or transfer internet traffic associated with WeChat beginning Sunday. The same will be true for TikTok as of Nov. 12, it said."https://t.co/ShAnMBJzUU
There’s goes my American TikTok career ?? https://t.co/u9lbpkP1Y3
— bryanboy (@bryanboy) September 18, 2020
China wont allow American apps Facebook , Twitter etc …..but that dosen't get reported…. @MailOnline
— Invicta Regina (@InvictaRegina) September 18, 2020
https://t.co/VJhaUCodNG
??TikTok WeChat will be banned in US online store by Sunday!! These apps are apparatuses for CCP to steal users data????1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣4️⃣. #unrestrictedwarfare #bigbrother https://t.co/cKzWRL20ge
— HimalayaUK2020 (@HimalayaUk2020) September 18, 2020
The @GOP's, #MAGA's and @FOX's condemnation of the government's outrageous interference in business, free enterprise, and free speech, reminiscent of the dreaded communism, is coming any moment now, I'm sure.https://t.co/GihM9KopLk
— Elizabeth Mika (@yourauntemma) September 18, 2020
Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday https://t.co/Dk6is3WCNH via @MailOnline
— ????????? ?????? ? (@barbarindian) September 18, 2020
Yes, let's ban TikTok over national security reasons and ignore Russia's active role in sowing division and attacking our election process.
— JackWBower (@Trumpet1984) September 18, 2020
Our democracy will be dead, but at least we'll keep China from knowing what dance videos our kids like.https://t.co/MUFFSuB8tT
? “The Trump administration said Friday that it will ban the use of popular messag-ing and electronic payment app WeChat after Sunday night over national secu-rity and data privacy concerns.” #stealthwar https://t.co/oQpRmeBt83
— General Spalding (@robert_spalding) September 18, 2020
the trump admin wants us to see this (& them) as pro-security and privacy. but it’s not. it’s a disproportionate attack on expression. https://t.co/837wxSmvek
— David Kaye (@davidakaye) September 18, 2020
It seems the proxy battlefields of the new cold war won't be Cuba, Berlin, or Angola, but the app stores.
— Antonio García Martínez (@antoniogm) September 18, 2020
Progress?https://t.co/VX9npilorW
UPDATE: Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday, officials tell Reuters: https://t.co/z4ytmlCeWV
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 18, 2020
Donald tRump HATES the FIRST AMENDMENT!
— ? McSpocky™ ??? #VoteBlue2020 #BidenHarris2020 (@mcspocky) September 18, 2020
tRump to block downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday https://t.co/tTqzPkkiPg
Trump to block #USA transactions w/ #TikTok, #WeChat on Sept20. #USA have taken significant action to combat #China's malicious collection of personal data, while promoting our national values, democratic rules-based norms...#BoycottChina #CCP https://t.co/R1mSe7x1dl
— antielabhk (@antielabhk) September 18, 2020
Trump has completely lost his shit.
— Chicano Marine ????? (@kingsrush) September 18, 2020
-Trump to block downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday https://t.co/grPf02gXlB
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall observing the intern explaining TikTok to Trump and Wilbur Ross. https://t.co/xfH6fstYrJ
— David Pereira (@djp55) September 18, 2020
I feel like I remember the Founders trying to write the constitution in a way that stopped the Government from restricting Free Speech...https://t.co/v9auiZGnHe
— Libertarian-In-Chief (@ToddHagopian) September 18, 2020
The TikTok ban does not mean the Oracle deal is dead.
— Rush Doshi (@RushDoshi) September 18, 2020
Ross said that deal is a "separate" process.
The Oracle deal has always seemed off - a mix of cronyism and rent-seeking that fails to address data, security, and information-influence questions. https://t.co/CYhzcCnH90
As @stevekovach says, this could be an aggressive move from the Trump Administration to push for its original intention for TikTok to be fully owned by a U.S. company.https://t.co/SpZEpJI9BW
— Jessica Bursztynsky (@jbursz) September 18, 2020
川普即將在週五發佈行政命令，禁止在美國下載TikTok、WeChat應用軟件。 https://t.co/1l2DTkxAmZ
— G.Roots 2.0 (@GRoots2019) September 18, 2020
오라클 - 틱톡 딜 아래 기사대로 진행되는 줄 알았는데, 확정 안돼서 일단 차단은 차단대로 진행되는듯
— lunamoth (@lunamoth) September 18, 2020
Scoop: How the Oracle-TikTok deal would work - Axios https://t.co/xAvkeM6YbA
It #India that has taken decisive decision to banning #China’s #SpyApps #TikTok & #WeChat,today #UnitedState is joining,we hope other Countries do the same, #CCP must respect International #RuleOfLaw#FreeTibet #FreeHK #ChineseVirus #EU #IndiaChinaFaceOff https://t.co/DJpyBzEJw0
— Tibetans (@TibetPeople) September 19, 2020
The Trump Administration’s “build-the-wall” approach to the internet now includes banning @TikTok and @WeChat from app stores. This puts the US on par with China, India, Turkey and other countries that censor communication tools. https://t.co/cnoHWNcWFa
— Ranking Digital Rights (@rankingrights) September 18, 2020
Over 3 million in the US rely on WeChat to communicate with family. It’s hard to imagine one company having this much power over the lives of so many.
— Magic (@magic_labs) September 19, 2020
Let’s build an Internet where access to your loved ones can’t be used as a geopolitical bargaining chiphttps://t.co/zMRW41OFV8
Trump Administration to Ban TikTok and WeChat From U.S. App Stores https://t.co/aVIS1TCsAM
— Stanley Cohen (@StanleyCohenLaw) September 18, 2020
I am out of 'hot takes' on these bans, except for general frustration that the current approach to these issues is so haphazard and counterproductive. https://t.co/vZwwAVyjls
— Elsa B. Kania (@EBKania) September 18, 2020
Imagine President Barack Obama doing anything like this just a bit more than a month away from an election.
— Adam James ?? (@AdamJamesM60) September 18, 2020
Trump Admin to Ban TikTok, WeChat From U.S. App Stores https://t.co/vV83XJ9XhD
First they came for TikTok and WhatsApp, and I didn't speak up because I don't use TikTok or WhatsApp...https://t.co/2gp80N3m1c
— Mark DeLoura (@markdeloura) September 18, 2020
微信和抖音週日起從美國App商店下架。微信支付週一起不得使用。 https://t.co/DLcp0RZ600
— 小语 (@BellaZ47497919) September 18, 2020
No more WeChat and TikTok in app stores, and existing users won’t be able to download updates https://t.co/d8nduQQeIC
— Ryan Edward Chua 蔡曼中 (@ryan_chua) September 18, 2020
Authoritarian creeping.@ChrisHurstVA better get his ??on @tiktok_us while he still can!https://t.co/N3tF8UDPec
— Sam Rasoul (@Sam_Rasoul) September 18, 2020
How do you feel about the U.S. government setting a date for banning TikTok? Forlorn? Angry? Ready to move on? Ready to take action?
— BarbaraOrtutay (@BarbaraOrtutay) September 18, 2020
Email me at bortutay@ap.org if you're interested in being interviewed for a story. Thank you! https://t.co/ybgfugeUf1
오늘부터 위챗, 틱톡 미국 앱마켓에서 내려간다. 11월 12일부터 이미 설치된 앱의 인터넷 연결도 끊을 예정 TikTok and WeChat will be removed from the App Store on Sunday https://t.co/iI2fVdyJgf
— 이요훈(자그니) (@Zagni) September 18, 2020
미국에서 9/20 (일)부터 틱톡, 위챗의 미국내 배포를 금지합니다. 애플과 구글의 즉각 반응은 없음. 이미 다운로드 해뒀으면 사용은 가능하나 업데이트가 안되는데, 여기에 위챗에 대해서는 트래픽을 막아 사용을 불가능하게 한다고. 틱톡에는 같은 조치가 11월 12일 개시. https://t.co/8iEZU5ODGH
— 라루얀 / 말썽쟁이 구운 경단 ? (@LaruYan) September 19, 2020
Broadly, the U.S. is moving toward requiring Chinese firms in the U.S. to store their data here—as China requires U.S. companies to store data there, over American objections. “Washington basically is doing something it has long criticized Beijing for."https://t.co/1gH3qMB19V
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) September 19, 2020
If you want a reason for AAPL's pending crash, in addition to the TA & EWT count, here is one. After Sunday, TicToc & WeChat will be banned in the U.S.--mainly via AAPL & its store & platforms. Do you really think there is no reaction from China? https://t.co/s3oQhPS09X via @WSJ
— Master WU (@xuwu99) September 19, 2020
From the Chinese government’s perspective, says a person familiar with the matter, the WeChat/TikTok actions could have been worse, noting that U.S. companies can continue using WeChat in China, and TikTok has been given time to resolve the ban.https://t.co/1gH3qMjqin
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) September 19, 2020
This is Long Overdue. “WSJ: U.S. to Ban TikTok Downloads, Use of WeChat on Sunday
— Bob Fu傅希秋 (@BobFu4China) September 18, 2020
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross cites national security and data privacy concerns “ https://t.co/Vpy1frFlTc
It’s happening https://t.co/zqy7I4Yvch
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) September 18, 2020
#Trump bans #TickTok and #WeChat because kids pranked his #TuslaRally
— Confunctionist (@confunctionist) September 18, 2020
Kids, order tickets from an oil derrick and #Trump will ban hydrocarbons.https://t.co/KAgjQaMXJQ
Trump's admin is banning social media apps from Americans, *kind of* like China regulates the Internet for its citizens. It doesnt seem very American, or very free (choice).#FreeMarkets#socialmedia#wearefresh#tiktokban#OneV1https://t.co/cbUkK4tSow
— Laura *Beloved* (@Waterdancer99) September 18, 2020
Some more clarity from the Commerce Dept.: TikTok and WeChat will disappear from app stores midnight Sunday. WeChat will still run if you already have it before then, but since it uses U.S. companies for CDNs, it won't work properlyhttps://t.co/TwlTvMzzFl
— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) September 18, 2020