Official Computer Talk Thread

[Janz3n]

so do you have a monitor that is actually working on your pc currently then?

yes, i wanted a second monitor, which i have now but its way too small for my 39 year old eyes.

 

[webby]

TikTok Plans Immediate US Shutdown on Sunday​

TikTok plans on shutting down its app for American users on Sunday, Jan. 19, the same day a law banning the app in the United States goes into effect, according to multiple reports.

The move would see the popular app — which says it has 170 million monthly American users — going one step further than the law, signed by President Biden last April, requires. The law bans new downloads from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play app store, and also makes it “unlawful” to update the app. In other words, existing users could keep the app on their phones, but it would never update.

Despite his initial support, President-elect Trump has since changed his tune on banning TikTok, saying last year that he would like to “save” the app. And in December, Trump reiterated he would like to keep TikTok in the U.S. He said he’d “take a look” at saving TikTok, noting he had a “warm spot” in his heart for it because it helped get young people to vote for him.

 

[Nomar06]

So the tiktok people said "I raise you with banning the app in America, entirely" whereas before it was that the US would stop offering the app to be downloaded to new phones and no more updates.

Is this correct?

I also hear that Mr. Beast and some other peeps put in an offer to buy the app? I'm sure he would loose cash if he wasn't allowed to use the app anymore.