BENGALURU (July 6): TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the US ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors, The Information reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.
This comes as US President Donald Trump said last Friday he will start talking to China on Monday or Tuesday about a possible TikTok deal.
He said the US "pretty much" has a deal on the sale of the TikTok short-video app.
TikTok has developed a plan to launch the new app to US app stores on Sept 5, the report said.
The existing version of TikTok, internally codenamed "M," will be removed from U.S. app stores on the day of the new app's debut, and users will be directed to download the replacement version, internally referred to as "M2."
U.S. TikTok users will need to migrate to the new version in order to maintain access to the platform beyond March 2026. The current app will cease functioning after that date.
Apple does not allow developers to create region-specific forks of apps within a single listing, meaning TikTok is required to distribute "M2" as a distinct bundle identifier under a new App Store entry. The move is unusual for an app of TikTok's scale, especially given its estimated 170 million U.S. users. All user data will reportedly be transferred to U.S.-based infrastructure as part of the switch.
WHAT THIS MEANS... U.S. TikTokers *** MAY NOT be able to contact users from any other country *** ... This is unknown for sure, so far, but I've got conversations going with several lawyers and gov folks... More to come!
Never got on it as I was always skeptical that China would steal our information. Now it’s our own government stealing it and selling it to the world WITHOUT our permission (although we’ve probably agreed to it in the small print in the terms and conditions).
Don’t get so dramatic, I’m just blowing off some steam every now and then. It’s best not to keep your emotions bottled up inside otherwise it will eat you alive.And besides that, it’s therapeutic.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=am0J9c2zCHA&si=NbbFC19qqC6pl8_8 This song by Chicago’s Christian hard rock/ metal group Resurrection Band is a cautionary tale about apathy and indifference within our culture and what to do about it. Came out in 1981. Follow the lyrics and see if you agree.
I have a question I’m 81 years old. I’m not real savvy with like everything. I’ve used Gmail for years Facebook I use but not like every day. I read what’s on it but other than Gmail, what is there to use and Facebook? What else is there to use thanks for your help.
Proton Mail / Calendar / VPN / etc are Swiss apps, based IN Switzerland, and NOT readable/hackable by the US government OR Meta.
Proton uses exclusive encryption TO your email client, and on Windows and Linux, it uses the "Proton Mail Bridge" to retrieve and decrypt your email. AND it has an "live import" functionality (accessible via the website only) that you can setup auto-forwarding of GMail and importing of calendars. So you won't lose anything until you can get all your interactions switched to Proton Mail.
It took me about a month, watching the incoming feed from GMail, to find and switch all the OTHER internet accounts switched over to Proton Mail. BUT, in a lot of cases, you end up having to create a SECOND account on some sites, since they don't give ANY way to change your email associated with your account.
The ONLY difference in setting up is that you need to autostart the Bridge before using your email client, so you can access your Proton Mail, etc. AND it gives you a singular password in the Bridge app, so you KNOW your password to your email list is NOT shared anywhere.
BlueSky is a fairly new app (since 2019), created by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. It IS mostly "leftist" posts and comments, but there is a small Conservative contingent. They don't censor ANYWHERE near how much Facebook does, AND does have "other than political" subject matters.
Check them out, let me know if you have problems with them.
But the mitigating factor here is, the privacy issues of Meta, AND the comfort I have now knowing MY emails are not stored by Google forever, to be searched by Meta's AI applications!
People need to start getting off of TikTok and letting the government see what’s going on in there. Our privacy is slowly feeding away. My granddaughter always thinks they know everything anyway and that we’ve been inspired on for years and I beginning to believe her
I don't utilize Tic Tok, never have & never will
WILL BE LEAVING TIC TOK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025.
META CAN GO FO!!!!
Well, MAYBE there’ll be a first version of Neptune out by then…
It at http://theneptuneapp.com.. Check it out…
🙂 Thanks for the heads up 🤔
BREAKING NEWS:
BENGALURU (July 6): TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the US ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors, The Information reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.
This comes as US President Donald Trump said last Friday he will start talking to China on Monday or Tuesday about a possible TikTok deal.
He said the US "pretty much" has a deal on the sale of the TikTok short-video app.
TikTok has developed a plan to launch the new app to US app stores on Sept 5, the report said.
The existing version of TikTok, internally codenamed "M," will be removed from U.S. app stores on the day of the new app's debut, and users will be directed to download the replacement version, internally referred to as "M2."
U.S. TikTok users will need to migrate to the new version in order to maintain access to the platform beyond March 2026. The current app will cease functioning after that date.
Apple does not allow developers to create region-specific forks of apps within a single listing, meaning TikTok is required to distribute "M2" as a distinct bundle identifier under a new App Store entry. The move is unusual for an app of TikTok's scale, especially given its estimated 170 million U.S. users. All user data will reportedly be transferred to U.S.-based infrastructure as part of the switch.
WHAT THIS MEANS... U.S. TikTokers *** MAY NOT be able to contact users from any other country *** ... This is unknown for sure, so far, but I've got conversations going with several lawyers and gov folks... More to come!
Good you can’t have free speech on a platform that worships fdt
I deleted all meta apps when Zuck kissed the ring. This is common sense ppl.
Never got on it as I was always skeptical that China would steal our information. Now it’s our own government stealing it and selling it to the world WITHOUT our permission (although we’ve probably agreed to it in the small print in the terms and conditions).
F🤬CK OFF FASCIST META C💋NTS AS WE ALL HATE YOUR F🖕🏻CKNG GUTS C🍆CKSUCKERBERG‼️
Are we going to need to get you something for your blood pressure??
Don’t get so dramatic, I’m just blowing off some steam every now and then. It’s best not to keep your emotions bottled up inside otherwise it will eat you alive.And besides that, it’s therapeutic.
☺️Damn straight ✅
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=am0J9c2zCHA&si=NbbFC19qqC6pl8_8 This song by Chicago’s Christian hard rock/ metal group Resurrection Band is a cautionary tale about apathy and indifference within our culture and what to do about it. Came out in 1981. Follow the lyrics and see if you agree.
Personally, I LIKE seeing people get upset about this crap... At least it shows you CARE...
😌Affirmative ✨
LOL!! Gotcha, it was all the emojis that got me worried! I think I may try it, this crap definitely has my blood pressure up!!🤬🤯🤬🤯🤯
I have a question I’m 81 years old. I’m not real savvy with like everything. I’ve used Gmail for years Facebook I use but not like every day. I read what’s on it but other than Gmail, what is there to use and Facebook? What else is there to use thanks for your help.
MY setup that I switched to months ago, to get away from Meta, is ProtonMail (http://protonmail.com), and BlueSky (http://bsky.app).
Proton Mail / Calendar / VPN / etc are Swiss apps, based IN Switzerland, and NOT readable/hackable by the US government OR Meta.
Proton uses exclusive encryption TO your email client, and on Windows and Linux, it uses the "Proton Mail Bridge" to retrieve and decrypt your email. AND it has an "live import" functionality (accessible via the website only) that you can setup auto-forwarding of GMail and importing of calendars. So you won't lose anything until you can get all your interactions switched to Proton Mail.
It took me about a month, watching the incoming feed from GMail, to find and switch all the OTHER internet accounts switched over to Proton Mail. BUT, in a lot of cases, you end up having to create a SECOND account on some sites, since they don't give ANY way to change your email associated with your account.
The ONLY difference in setting up is that you need to autostart the Bridge before using your email client, so you can access your Proton Mail, etc. AND it gives you a singular password in the Bridge app, so you KNOW your password to your email list is NOT shared anywhere.
BlueSky is a fairly new app (since 2019), created by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. It IS mostly "leftist" posts and comments, but there is a small Conservative contingent. They don't censor ANYWHERE near how much Facebook does, AND does have "other than political" subject matters.
Check them out, let me know if you have problems with them.
But the mitigating factor here is, the privacy issues of Meta, AND the comfort I have now knowing MY emails are not stored by Google forever, to be searched by Meta's AI applications!
Thanks Dingo Dave for the info. I just went to Proton mail myself. Glad you posted this.
Glad it worked out… Every email service has problems, but I believe Proton is really one of the better ones…
Yeah I like that they will forward my Gmail emails.
Thank you
People need to start getting off of TikTok and letting the government see what’s going on in there. Our privacy is slowly feeding away. My granddaughter always thinks they know everything anyway and that we’ve been inspired on for years and I beginning to believe her