Paige Spiranac weighs in on the “TikTok drama” after the app resumes working in the U.S.

The bill to ban TikTok was passed in the Senate in April last year. According to Senate Maria Cantwell, it was done to “prevent foreign adversaries from conducting espionage, surveillance, maligned operations, harming” US citizens. After a year of discussions, the possibility of American ownership taking over, and a change of government, the Chinese app finally suspended its services in the US on January 18th, 2024.

TikTok reportedly shut down in the US sometime before 11 pm EST with a message informing users that they couldn’t use the app “for now”. The message also mentioned that they hoped President-elect Donald Trump would work on a solution and reinstate it.