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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by kec on Sunday January 19, 2025 @05:44PM (#42762852)
If that’s the case this was totally bungled, the app was down for less than 12 hours, overnight during a weekend. If they wanted maximum effect Trump wouldn’t have tweeted until 5pm eastern to give people a chance to come to terms with the shutdown actually happening.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by jvm___ on Sunday January 19, 2025 @06:42PM (#42763327)
They want to be able to livestream the inauguration tomorrow on Tiktok.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by kec on Sunday January 19, 2025 @07:19PM (#42763593)
Sure, but TikTok coming back online around this time would have also allowed for that & been more effective propaganda for Trump as savior of the app.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by wumeow on Sunday January 19, 2025 @07:24PM (#42763630)
It gave people all of Sunday to react to the shutdown on TikTok ahead of Monday where the focus will be the inauguration.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by ajdude on Sunday January 19, 2025 @09:16PM (#42764310)
They shut down long enough to get attention but not long enough for people to find another platform
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