TikTok is over for a lot of people.
Users have been announcing that they are leaving the social media platform, and it all has to do with their new American-controlled ownership deal, done in compliance with an executive order signed by Donald Trump last year.
TikTok said the new American joint venture, called TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, “will operate under defined safeguards that protect national security through comprehensive data protections, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurances for U.S. users.”
The Joint Venture is said to be operating as an independent entity governed by the following seven-member, majority-American board of directors:
Shou Chew, Chief Executive Officer of TikTok
Timothy Dattels, Senior Advisor to TPG Global
Mark Dooley, Managing Director at Susquehanna International Group (SIG)
Egon Durban, Co-CEO of Silver Lake
Raul Fernandez, President and Chief Executive Officer of DXC Technology
Kenneth Glueck, Executive Vice President in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer at Oracle
David Scott, Chief Strategy and Safety Officer at MGX
As a result, several users have taken to social media to say that they are abandoning the platform due to distrust of the new owners, as well as the new Terms & Conditions users must comply with, and TikTok’s association with the Trump administration.
Some users have also noticed glitching and FYP issues during the transition period.
“Hi so today I will be downloading my videos and deleting my tiktok page,” Hacks actress Meg Stalter announced. “TT is under new ownership and we are being completely censored and monitored.”
“I’m unable to upload anything about [ICE] even after I tried to trick the page by making it look like a comedy video. Let’s delete the app love you!”
See more reactions on social media inside…
