MINI TECH SCROLL: TikTok ban breakdown, Meta data transfer conspiracy theories & the political motivations behind TikTok going dark

Mini Scroll · Jan 22, 2025 · 15m · transcript

The biggest tech stories & social media trends on the internet from January 22nd, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:46 Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

2:13 Rumours of TikTok going dark start circulating

3:27 Biden administration looks for ways to prolong the ban

3:48 TikTok officially goes dark and returns hours later

5:15 Theories why TikTok went dark

6:09 TikTok/Shou Chew cozies up to Trump

7:15 Trump signs Executive Order to prolong the ban

7:31 Theories why Trump saved TikTok

13:31 What is next for TikTok

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