Tiktok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, is accused in the USA of spying on the 170 million American users and collecting information about them. Bytedance has consistently denied the allegations.
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In April last year, a new American law was voted on, which means that Tiktok will be banned in the USA from January 19, 2025, unless the company completely severs its ties with the Chinese owner.
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The law was appealed to the US Supreme Court, which on Friday announced that it approves the proposal to ban Tiktok in the country. The decision is motivated by the fact that a sale of the company is necessary to address the security concerns regarding Tiktok's data collection methods and its relationship with China.
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The day after the Supreme Court's ruling, Tiktok announced that it will voluntarily shut down the app in the USA. This is because they do not think they have received the necessary clarity and guarantees for the service providers that make the app available in the USA. If Tiktok does not shut down the app itself, it would stop being updated and eventually become unusable anyway.
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Early on Sunday morning, Swedish time, Tiktok was shut down for all American users. Those who log in to the app are met with an error message stating that a law banning Tiktok has been adopted in the USA, but with hopes that incoming President Donald Trump will save the app.
