Apple
US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok
The Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by ByteDance or banned on Sunday in the US.
2024
Sources: TikTok Is Preparing For U.S. Shutdown On Sunday
TikTok plans to shut down its application for all United States users on Sunday, unless the Supreme Court intervenes by moving to block it.
Apple
TikTok prepares for US shutdown from Sunday, sources say
TikTok plans to shut its app for U.S. users from Sunday, when a federal ban on the social media app could come into effect.
2024 election
TikTok Announces Plans To Shut Down In U.S. Unless Supreme Court Blocks Forced Sale
TikTok representatives have warned that the company will shut the social media platform down in the U.S. by January 19th, unless the Supreme Court rules against the order or delays the date that ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, is forced to sell the platform.
free speech
Social Media Content Creator Weighs In On Meta Changes To Free Speech
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is getting rid of “fact-checkers” and adding a new method of “community notes” similar to X. Zuckerberg also tapped UFC’s Dana White and long Donald Trump ally to its board of directors. One America’s Stella Escobedo spoke to content creator Nima Yamini, about the changes.
Facebook
Zuckerberg’s Meta Changes Represent ‘Monumental’ Pro-free Speech Efforts
Free speech experts applaud Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s deliberate move away from censorship. One America’s Daniel Baldwin has more.
algorithm
Federal Court Strikes Down TikTok’s Appeal, Forcing Chinese Parent Company To Sell Or Face Imminent Ban
A federal appeals court reaffirmed TikTok’s federal ban, which is set to take effect in January if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, does not sell its ownership.
Blake Wolf
Don Lemon Announces Departure From X, Users Troll In Response: ‘I Love That You Think You Will Be Missed’
Liberal former CNN anchor Don Lemon revealed that he is leaving Elon Musk’s social platform, X, due to the new terms of service, which mandates all legal disputes to be heard in Texas.
America
Silicon Valley Tech Billionaire And Lifelong Dem Announces Trump Endorsement: ‘We’ve Started To See The Dam Break’
Tech billionaire and lifelong Democrat, Mark Pincus, announced that he will be voting for former President Donald Trump just days before the election.
$1 million giveaway
Pennsylvania Judge Allows Musk’s $1M Voter Petition Giveaway To Continue
A Pennsylvania judge ruled in favor of allowing Elon Musk’s political action committee to continue giving out $1 million per day to registered swing state voters who signed the petition, pledging to support free speech and gun rights.