{"id":123210,"date":"2025-06-17T17:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/17\/tiktok-could-be-back-up-on-the-chopping-block-soon\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:03:21","slug":"tiktok-could-be-back-up-on-the-chopping-block-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/17\/tiktok-could-be-back-up-on-the-chopping-block-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok Could Be Back Up On The Chopping Block Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Unbearable Lightness of TikTok has been an annoying ongoing saga. I\u2019d prefer a hard yes or no to a waffling will they\/won\u2019t they prospect of an incoming ban, but I\u2019m ultimately not the one who calls the shots \u2014 I just report them. We are currently two DOJ directives to not ban the app deep. Will Trump pivot toward a crackdown or push toward a third extension? Market Watch<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump threw a lifeline to TikTok in January, and he\u00a0did it again in April<\/a>. Now, a repeat performance is widely expected by Thursday, when his latest extension is due to run out.<\/p>\n

Trump keeps ordering the Justice Department not to enforce a bipartisan law that was intended to ban TikTok nationwide as of Jan. 19 as long as the video-sharing platform remains controlled by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Enough of the threatening to take your ball home because the score isn\u2019t going your team\u2019s way! If Trump decides against extending the TikTok deadline, it will probably be because of how bad his little no-show birthday parade is getting flamed:<\/p>\n

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@philipdefranco<\/a> <\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s Military Parade Was A Humiliation #usa<\/a> #america<\/a> No one went to Trump\u2019s birthday parade and it\u2019s incredibly humiliating for him and he humiliated America by having it. The No Kings Day protests were reportedly one of the largest mass protests in American history, and in contrast Trump sat alone at a party that no one came to. Some have said \u201cwhat did he expect? He has the lowest approval rating in history for a President at this point.\u201d The parade was so empty and quiet that you could hear the wheels on the Sherman tank squeaking. The birthday boy was also bored out of his mind, he practically fall asleep several times. In addition to that, our soldiers appear to be unable to march in lock step. Look at other countries compared to us, this is China. Russians online are mocking us, saying \u201cwhat Trump imagined his parade would be vs what it was\u201d. There is a debate amongst veterans who say \u201cwe\u2019re trained to march so these soldiers intentionally did it poorly\u201d, and that\u2019s actually a talking point that both sides are using but with different objectives of course. While other veterans say that the US military doesn\u2019t have ceremonial marching units so this was gonna look bad no matter what. Prior to yesterday\u2019s parade, the Army had reportedly spent over 3 years planning festivals all across the nation to celebrate their 250th birthday where Americans could come and see items from the Army\u2019s past and present. But it was overruled by Trump who decided that there would be no festivals and that the celebration would happen on his birthday and it would be a parade.<\/p>\n

\u266c original sound \u2013 Philip DeFranco<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

This is par for the course when you determine the legality of a thing not based on the law or the Constitution, but the ego of the lead dude in charge. It is hard to oversell the importance of TikTok as an American soft power platform \u2014 and given that the majority of the content is decidedly against American state doxa, I\u2019d assume that access to the app is teetering toward the liability side of the equation.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that the original justification for the ban from January, national security concerns, loses steam as each day compounds without clear proof of some dastardly information breach. We have until Thursday to see what happens. In the meantime, hop on the newest Keith Lee dance trend to get as many followers as you can before the state stamps out a major speech platform:<\/p>\n

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@yk_ace1<\/a> <\/p>\n

@Keith Lee mind u I ain\u2019t seen bro on my fyp in a grip #trending<\/a> #viral<\/a> #keithlee<\/a> #pluto<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c Pull Yo Skirt Up \u2013 PLUTO<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Trump Is Set To Delay The TikTok Ban Again. Could He Face A Lawsuit? <\/a>[Market Watch]<\/p>\n

Earlier:<\/strong> TikTok Is Under New Management And Features New Free Speech Issues<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post TikTok Could Be Back Up On The Chopping Block Soon<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by VCG\/VCG via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Unbearable Lightness of TikTok has been an annoying ongoing saga. I\u2019d prefer a hard yes or no to a waffling will they\/won\u2019t they prospect of an incoming ban, but I\u2019m ultimately not the one who calls the shots \u2014 I just report them. We are currently two DOJ directives to not ban the app deep. Will Trump pivot toward a crackdown or push toward a third extension? Market Watch<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

\n

President Donald Trump threw a lifeline to TikTok in January, and he\u00a0did it again in April<\/a>. Now, a repeat performance is widely expected by Thursday, when his latest extension is due to run out.<\/p>\n

Trump keeps ordering the Justice Department not to enforce a bipartisan law that was intended to ban TikTok nationwide as of Jan. 19 as long as the video-sharing platform remains controlled by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Enough of the threatening to take your ball home because the score isn\u2019t going your team\u2019s way! If Trump decides against extending the TikTok deadline, it will probably be because of how bad his little no-show birthday parade is getting flamed:<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
@philipdefranco<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s Military Parade Was A Humiliation #usa<\/a> #america<\/a> No one went to Trump\u2019s birthday parade and it\u2019s incredibly humiliating for him and he humiliated America by having it. The No Kings Day protests were reportedly one of the largest mass protests in American history, and in contrast Trump sat alone at a party that no one came to. Some have said \u201cwhat did he expect? He has the lowest approval rating in history for a President at this point.\u201d The parade was so empty and quiet that you could hear the wheels on the Sherman tank squeaking. The birthday boy was also bored out of his mind, he practically fall asleep several times. In addition to that, our soldiers appear to be unable to march in lock step. Look at other countries compared to us, this is China. Russians online are mocking us, saying \u201cwhat Trump imagined his parade would be vs what it was\u201d. There is a debate amongst veterans who say \u201cwe\u2019re trained to march so these soldiers intentionally did it poorly\u201d, and that\u2019s actually a talking point that both sides are using but with different objectives of course. While other veterans say that the US military doesn\u2019t have ceremonial marching units so this was gonna look bad no matter what. Prior to yesterday\u2019s parade, the Army had reportedly spent over 3 years planning festivals all across the nation to celebrate their 250th birthday where Americans could come and see items from the Army\u2019s past and present. But it was overruled by Trump who decided that there would be no festivals and that the celebration would happen on his birthday and it would be a parade.<\/p>\n

\u266c original sound \u2013 Philip DeFranco<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

This is par for the course when you determine the legality of a thing not based on the law or the Constitution, but the ego of the lead dude in charge. It is hard to oversell the importance of TikTok as an American soft power platform \u2014 and given that the majority of the content is decidedly against American state doxa, I\u2019d assume that access to the app is teetering toward the liability side of the equation.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that the original justification for the ban from January, national security concerns, loses steam as each day compounds without clear proof of some dastardly information breach. We have until Thursday to see what happens. In the meantime, hop on the newest Keith Lee dance trend to get as many followers as you can before the state stamps out a major speech platform:<\/p>\n

\n
\n
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@yk_ace1<\/a><\/p>\n

@Keith Lee mind u I ain\u2019t seen bro on my fyp in a grip #trending<\/a> #viral<\/a> #keithlee<\/a> #pluto<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c Pull Yo Skirt Up \u2013 PLUTO<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Trump Is Set To Delay The TikTok Ban Again. Could He Face A Lawsuit? <\/a>[Market Watch]<\/p>\n

Earlier:<\/strong> TikTok Is Under New Management And Features New Free Speech Issues<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected] <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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