Where Can I Sign To The Petition To Keep Tiktok?

TikTok' die harders' don't want to lose their loved short-form video application. On the other hand, there is also a Trump campaign that begun running ads on Facebook that calls people to sign a petition to ban TikTok.

• Part 1: Where can I sign to the petition to keep TikTok?
• Part 2: Will TikTok be banned in the U.S?
• Part 3: Can I unban TikTok?

Part 1: Where can I sign to the petition to keep TikTok?

TikTok influencers are joining hands with their followers to sign petitions to stop the ban of TikTok videos. Predictably, an internet clash is going to happen, followed by protests to second their quest against the TikTok ban.

• Care2 PETITIONS. It is is also another platform where people sign petitions to keep TikTok.

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, when addressing the public concerning the ban of TikTok, had to say,” We’re looking at TikTok, we’re thinking about deciding because there’s no question what the Big Tech companies are doing is very bad.”

The content of the videos shared in TikTok is low since they lack ways of preventing such content from being shared. It drives in the notion of ban TikTok videos.

When looking at this matter at closer scrutiny, the TikTok ban is more politically based because, in one of Trump’s speeches earlier in July, he said, “It’s something we’re looking at, It’s big business. Look, what happened with China this virus, what they’ve done to this country and also to the entire world is disgraceful.”

In the U.K., there is also a great possibility of TikTok to be banned since tension is on security concerns, and there is no State that cannot consider securing its privacy. TikTok Fans in the U.K. have a fear of the app to be banned. It is due to the great attention driven by India and the U.S. concerning the TikTok ban.

U.K. and China also have disputes among themselves. When looked into, it can trigger the Issue of the TikTok ban in the U.K. The Government of the U.K. decided to ban Huawei (Chinese technology company) from its 5G network. China, being the most populated country, also holds the title of being the second most valuable overseas market for the Premier League, decided to impose a blackout on Premier League fixtures on its main sports channel (SuperSport). These struggles may even trigger the U.K. considering banning TikTok.

• Change.org It is a website in the U.S where they sign ban TikTok Petition.

Many people whose career includes music, dance, photography, among others, depend on this app financially; hence the ban of TikTok will significantly affect them.

TikTok's popularity exploded in 2019 and got a new boost from the coronavirus pandemic. Due to boredom brought about by the lockdown, TikTok has drawn their attention by keeping them busy.

Part 2: Will TikTok be banned in the U.S?

The answer to this is still unknown since Donald Trump threatened to ban TikTok but gave them a grace period of 45days to find a buyer. The plans of banning TikTok seem doomed since Microsoft has announced it's great interest in buying the app, and the plans are still in progress.

Part 3: Can I unban TikTok?

Yes, TikTok can be unbanned in the U.S. since TikTok sued Trump over his executive order of banning the service from the United States. President Trump's action is unconstitutional since he didn't give the company a chance to respond.

Trump's administration has talked about banning TikTok, but this statement is quite unclear. It drives out a simple question of, 'How will such a ban be carried out?'

Experts and great Lawyers are saying that Trump's pledge to ban TikTok may reflect bluster more than any coherent policy. Experts also say that the U.S government could try to incorporate tactics such as barring the federal workers from using the application or also preventing federal's money from being spent on TikTok.

Unbanning of TikTok is possible since TikTok is a type of software code and that publishing and using code can be protected by the First Amendment. This information can help in the petition to stop the ban of TikTok.

As of now, Trump's executive orders stand to cut off American advertisers on TikTok and to force both Google and Apple to remove it from its mobile app stores. Under a 1997 law that lets the U.S president may declare a national emergency in response to an "unusual extraordinary threat" that permits the president to block the transactions.

He Wein, an executie council member of the China Society for World Trade Organization Studies, said that the First Amendment of the U.S constitution guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. TikTok, therefore, has the legal rights in defending its rights.

Other applications such as WeChat that got banned in the U.S gets motivated by the TikTok's decision. Zhou, an expert, thinks says that it is worth a good idea if TikTok and We chat can come together and file a case against Trump's order.

Is TikTok going to win?

It is quite unpredictable.

Sany Group and Huawei challenged the executive orders issued by a U.S president, and they won the case; likewise, TikTok is not an exception.

Zhou, an expert, says that even though the federal court rules in TikTok's favor, there is a possibility of the Trump administration bringing the matter to the U.S Supreme Court. He adds that it is up to TikTok users and the business partners who should be complaining about the privacy issue.

TikTok argues that they got inadequate notice for the IEEPA order and opportunity to rebut that grounds; hence they have violated the Fifth Amendment Due Process clause. The U.S government should have provided adequate time and a chance for them to respond.

TikTok also argues that the sanctions order inadequately supported by a public proclamation of a national emergency as required by the law hence adds weight to the petition of unbanning TikTok.

China Foreign Ministry says that it firmly opposes the TikTok ban by the U.S.

TikTok says that the U.S government turned a blind eye by rejecting their choice of having negotiations.