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The days of TikTok in the United States may be numbered. CNN reported on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, that after more than two hours of oral arguments from TikTok lawyers, users, and representatives of the Biden administration, a majority of the conservative-majority Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold the ban . The court’s reasoning focused less on First Amendment implications and more on addressing the potential foreign control of an app used by 170 million Americans. On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a law mandating that ByteDance sell TikTok to a U.S. company within a year or face a ban due to concerns about the app’s ties to China. Currently, the app is slated to be unavailable in the U.S. starting Jan. 19, 2025. Friday’s Supreme Court hearing came a day after Kevin O’Leary and Frank McCourt entered the race to acquire TikTok, as reported by Fortune. On Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, a group of investors, including “Shark Tank” star O’Leary, McCourt, and his nonprofit...
TikTok has already been taking over social media, but it looks like it isn’t finished quite yet. As previously reported by AfroTech, the video platform has aided in artists racking in millions of streams. According to Insider, TikTok could possibly be taking full advantage of this momentum by launching a music app with ByteDance — its parent company. It’s been reported that the technology company filed a trademark for “TikTok Music” back in May, which follows its filing in Australia in November 2021. The fairly recent trademark filing by ByteDance would allow users to purchase, play, share, and download music. Additionally, users would be able to create, share, and recommend playlists, comment on music, and live stream audio and video. According to The Verge, ByteDance isn’t a newbie when it comes to music streaming. Resso — a music streaming app launched by the company in 2020 — has been available to users in India, Brazil, and Indonesia. Similar to what’s described in the filing,...