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TikTok is one step closer to being banned in the US after a federal appeals court upheld a law requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the app or face a nationwide ban by January 19, 2025. The court rejected TikTok’s argument that the law violates the US Constitution, saying the law is about national security. “The law targets control by a foreign adversary, not the content or speech on TikTok,” the judges said. TikTok will appeal to the Supreme Court. Spokesperson Michael Hughes said, “This ban is based on flawed and hypothetical concerns, amounting to censorship. If enforced, it will silence over 170 million Americans.” Following the court verdict, ByteDance has said it won’t sell TikTok, calling that impossible. US officials say TikTok could allow the Chinese government to access user data or manipulate content for propaganda. No evidence has been shown but the government says the ownership is the risk. The court agreed, saying, “Even without evidence of manipulation in the US, the risk is great enough to act.” The law also allows President Biden to extend the January deadline once, but no decision has been made. If the ban happens, app stores and internet providers will face penalties for hosting TikTok. Analysts say that social media platforms like Meta, YouTube, and Snapchat will gain from TikTok’s removal. American content creators are worried. “I don’t want Zuckerberg to own TikTok. This is insane,” one said. Another said, “I hope TikTok survives but it doesn’t look good.” Critics say the ban is too much. Patrick Toomey from the ACLU said it sets a “bad precedent,” adding, “The government has no evidence of harm.” Civil rights groups and experts have also said a broader privacy law could address the concerns without targeting specific apps. As the deadline looms, TikTok’s fate in the US is up to its appeal or a last-minute deal. For now, its 170 million American users are in limbo.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a preemptive move that would be a novel and risky use of the president’s extraordinary constitutional power. The deliberations so far are largely at the level of White House lawyers. But Biden himself has discussed the topic with some senior aides, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday to discuss the sensitive subject. No decisions have been made, the people said, and it is possible Biden opts to do nothing at all. Pardons are historically afforded to those accused of specific crimes – and usually those who have already been convicted of an offense — but Biden’s team is considering issuing them for those who have not even been investigated, let alone charged. They fear that Trump and his allies, who have boasted of enemies lists and exacting “retribution,” could launch investigations that would be reputationally and financially costly for their targets even if they don’t result in prosecutions. While the president’s pardon power is absolute, Biden’s use in this fashion would mark a significant expansion of how they are deployed, and some Biden aides fear it could lay the groundwork for an even more drastic usage by Trump. They also worry that issuing pardons would feed into claims by Trump and his allies that the individuals committed acts that necessitated immunity. Recipients could include infectious-disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was instrumental in combating the coronavirus pandemic and who has become a pariah to conservatives angry about mask mandates and vaccines. Others include witnesses in Trump’s criminal or civil trials and Biden administration officials who have drawn the ire of the incoming president and his allies. Some fearful former officials have reached out to the Biden White House preemptively seeking some sort of protection from the future Trump administration, one of the people said. It follows Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter — not just for his convictions on federal gun and tax violations, but for any potential federal offense committed over an 11-year period, as the president feared that Trump allies would seek to prosecute his son for other offenses. That could serve as a model for other pardons Biden might issue to those who could find themselves in legal jeopardy under Trump. Biden is not the first to consider such pardons — Trump aides considered them for him and his supporters involved in his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election that culminated in a violent riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But he could be the first to issue them since Trump’s pardons never materialized before he left office nearly four years ago. Gerald Ford granted a “full, free, and absolute pardon” in 1974 to his predecessor, Richard Nixon, over the Watergate scandal. He believed a potential trial would “cause prolonged and divisive debate over the propriety of exposing to further punishment and degradation a man who has already paid the unprecedented penalty of relinquishing the highest elective office of the United States,” as written in the pardon proclamation. Politico was first to report that Biden was studying the use of preemptive pardons. On the campaign trail, Trump made no secret of his desire to seek revenge on those who prosecuted him or crossed him. Trump has talked about “enemies from within” and circulated social media posts that call for the jailing of Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former Vice President Mike Pence and Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer. He also zeroed in on former Rep. Liz Cheney, a conservative Republican who campaigned for Harris and helped investigate Jan. 6, and he promoted a social media post that suggested he wanted military tribunals for supposed treason. Kash Patel, whom Trump has announced as his nominee to be director of the FBI, has listed dozens of former government officials he wanted to “come after.” Richard Painter, a Trump critic who served as the top White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, said he was reluctantly in support of having Biden issue sweeping pardons to people who could be targeted by Trump’s administration. He said he hoped that would “clean the slate” for the incoming president and encourage him to focus on governing, not on punishing his political allies. “It’s not an ideal situation at all,” Painter said. “We have a whole lot of bad options confronting us at this point.” While the Supreme Court this year ruled that the president enjoys broad immunity from prosecution for what could be considered official acts, his aides and allies enjoy no such shield. Some fear that Trump could use the promise of a blanket pardon to encourage his allies to take actions they might otherwise resist for fear of running afoul of the law. “There could be blatant illegal conduct over the next four years, and he can go out and pardon his people before he leaves office,” Painter said. “But if he’s going to do that, he’s going to do that anyway regardless of what Biden does.” More conventional pardons from Biden, such as those for sentencing disparities for people convicted of federal crimes, are expected before the end of the year, the White House said.
BIG TEN ROUNDUPThanks to Yoo Yeon Seok and Chae Soo Bin ’s one-of-a-kind, intoxicating chemistry, the MBC drama series When the Phone Rings ’ global fame has gone off the hook. Since its premiere on the South Korean network and global streaming giant Netflix on November 22, the series has consistently occupied top-ranking positions across TV Top 10 charts. Despite the cyclic delays of a new broadcast in the wake of political tensions in South Korea since President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law earlier this month, the K-drama rose to the second rank on Netflix’s Global Top 10 (non-English) Shows chart for the first week of December (2nd to 8th). Garnering 4.3 million views this week, the melodrama series continued its three-week streak on the streamer’s rankings. Also read | Stray Kids, Le Sserafim, Ateez and more to perform at 2024 Music Bank Global Festival in Japan: When and where to watch When the Phone Rings finds domestic and international TV success On the other hand, it slipped a few ranks to take fourth place in South Korea’s TV-OTT combined topicality survey for the first week of December, according to Good Data Corporation’s December 10 update. Both leading stars of the show also lost their top-ranking spots as Yoo Yeon Seok came in 7th and Chae Soo Bin in 9th place on the drama performers chart. Nevertheless, they maintained their positions in the weekly Top 10 list. A post shared by 유연석 (@yoo_yeonseok) On the global side, their show did exceptionally well. According to the December 10 daily survey revision on FlixPatrol, a website aggregating content viewing rankings on global OTT platforms, When the Phone Rings claimed the fourth spot on the Top 10 TV Shows on Netflix that day. This list collectively ranked the English and non-English titles, unlike the streamer’s exclusive weekly Top 10 rankings. The Tale of Lady Ok on the rise The Lim Ji Yeon -led JTBC historical drama The Tale of Lady Ok set a viewership record by taking the top spot in the TV-OTT topicality ranking after just three episodes. Despite its fairly recent premiere on November 30, the show is already leading the national TV competition, with Lim herself ranking atop the drama performers list and her co-star Choo Young Woo trailing behind at #2. A post shared by 임지 (@limjjy2) Like When the Phone Rings, The Tale of Lady Ok has also reached out to global K-drama enthusiasts through Netflix. The streamer’s own Global Top 10 TV (non-English) rankings saw it occupy the 8th spot, amassing 1.6 million views in its debut week on the chart. Meanwhile, it rounded out FlixPatrol’s Top TV Shows (Netflix) on December 10. Also read | Lee Jong Suk to join No Gain No Love actress for fantasy romance after booking another drama with Moon Ga Young Other OTT K-drama success stories Netflix's original series The Trunk , starring Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun Jin, was the third K-drama spotted on this international ranking chart, as it slid in at #8. Back on the streaming giant’s (non-English) shows’ chart, it extended its two-week Global Top 10 streak at #3. Squid Game Season 2 has yet to air, with its release date slated for December 26. Nonetheless, the sensational K-drama franchise has already climbed to #3 in the TV-OTT buzzworthy rankings. A post shared by 서현진 (@cider.saida) Disney+ K-dramas: Light Shop on top Another significantly unmistakable OTT success story has been found in Disney+’s (or Hulu) Light Shop . The mystery horror series has been penned by the award-winning webtoon artist and screenwriter Kang Full, who was behind the hit superhero series Moving . Led by an ensemble cast featuring talents like Ju Ji Hoon, Park Bo Young , and Uhm Tae Goo, the December 4 premiere came in at #5 on Good Data Corporation’s TV-OTT buzzworthy rankings. FlixPatrol, on the other hand, granted it a much higher and record-setting position at #2 worldwide in the Disney+ TV show category on December 10. A post shared by 박보영 ParkBoYoung (@boyoung0212_official) Also read | Song Joong Ki confirms 1st set of variety show outings in 9 years after welcoming baby no. 2 with Katy Louise Saunders The same global chart also recognised the global fame of Ji Chang Wook ’s Gangnam B-Side and Kim Nam Gil’s The Fiery Priest 2 , which were ranked #5 and #6, respectively. K-dramas ranking on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English Shows chart (Dec 2-8) K-dramas ranked by FlixPatrol across OTT platforms (Dec 10) Top 10 Kdramas that generated the most buzz in Week 1 of December Top 10 drama actors who generated the most buzz in Week 1 of December
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fans were outraged after revealed she faces criticism over her weight and that she has been referred to as a “bike”. The star opened up during a chat with fellow camper on the ITV show, explaining that she sometimes gets romantically linked to people she isn’t dating. She also said she is sometimes told she is overweight, which Mabuse said happened to her too. Fans were shocked, but posted messages on social media cheering Higgins on after she pointed out there was “so much more” to women than how they looked. Higgins told Mabuse as they chatted in camp: “Say if I’m at an after party, there’d be an article the next day saying Maura was cosying up with x,y,z, and when they did articles on my past relationships those people would be in it." "Realistically, I couldn’t give a s*** about people’s opinions," she said. She added that she had been called "a bike" and when Mabuse asked what it meant, she replied: "So every man I see, I ride him... I’ve not even been with that many men. I was in a nine year relationship." The pair then discussed how people commented on their bodies, as former pro Mabuse shared that people call her overweight. "I get that I’m fat!" exclaimed Higgins. "And then I get that I’m underweight. It’s just either underweight or fat. It’s never, ‘Oh she looks good’." Mabuse said: "I used to find it difficult because my weight gain wasn’t actually my fault, it was me getting over a weight problem. It was me actually not starving myself, not being on laxatives, not smoking, being a vegan. It was actually me being healthy for the first time and I really struggled being like, why are people calling me fat? "Actually, this is the healthiest I’ve ever been. I was underweight, I didn’t get my period for months. I didn’t eat, we would dance all day, we would drink but we wouldn’t eat. My ribs were sticking out. And back in those days it was like, ‘Oh, she's amazing, she’s got a nice body’ but I was like, ‘No, but this is me being healthy'." Many fans of the show posted messages on social media commenting on the conversation. "What on Earth!?... Bless them both," . "Oti is beautiful inside & out, I'll bet that none of those 'size zeros' who have called her fat, can move like she can on a dancefloor," . Several applauded Higgins for her comment about women having more to them than looks. “’There's so much more to women than how they look and the size they are’ - Maura 2024,” , as another fan : “YES MAURA.” “WELL SAID MAURA,” , as another viewer : “’There’s so much more to women than how they look and the size they are.’ Perfectly said Maura.” “How has this year’s I’m A Celebrity ended up being the most brilliant therapy session???” a . “I’m obsessed!” “The conversations on I'm A Celebrity this year have been so open and real it’s been super refreshing,” , adding that Mabuse and Higgins’ discussion about body image was "so relevant”.