TikTok solely went dark for half a day earlier than returning for U.S. customers after President Trump known as for a 75-day suspension of the ban.
However whereas the corporate and its suitors (from Kevin O’Leary to Elon Musk to an AI company) attempt to work one thing out, in following the regulation, the brief video social media platform is not yet back in app shops.
This implies TikTokers, who both deleted the app beforehand or purchased a brand new telephone since then, are going chilly turkey (or utilizing the desktop model). And a number of other forward-thinking entrepreneurs thought perhaps they may make a buck.
The New York Times discovered some “unlocked with TikTok” listings for 1000’s—even tens of 1000’s on resale websites together with Poshmark and eBay.
One eBay itemizing says “iPhone 14 Professional UNLOCKED! W/ TikTok” and is priced at $3,000. (Unlocked iPhone 14s are presently at Walmart and Best Buy for round $300 to $500.)
Poshmark, in the meantime, has an iPhone 13 Pro Max “with TikTok and Capcut” for $3,500.
Some listings are most likely a joke like this “cracked” iPhone on Fb Market with “TikTok by no means deleted” for $10,000 (down from its authentic $30,000).
Nonetheless, if anybody is shopping for the telephones at these costs, they don’t seem to be admitting it—but. In the event you’ve bought one, please attain out. Within the meantime, a brand new iPhone 16 (with out TikTok) starts at $799.
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