The president had previously said he was looking to save the social media platform.

Summary

Donald Trump called TikTok “worthless” and suggested he might not intervene to lift its nationwide ban, which took effect on January 19 over national security concerns about its Chinese ownership.

Previously, Trump had pledged to save TikTok, citing its role in his campaign’s social media success, but his latest remarks hinted at demands for U.S. ownership of the platform.

House Speaker Mike Johnson supported the ban, citing fears of Chinese influence on TikTok’s algorithms.

    • emax_gomax@lemmy.world
      112·
      7 months ago

      The irony of trump saving it only to make it considerably more dangerous for American stability when it was originally banned because it was dangerous for no explained reason. A tiktok that caters to trump should be banned, but doing so is the only way not to be and well “corporations gonna corporate”.

    • RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
      4·
      7 months ago

      I disagree. Trump and Musk own competitors to TokTok.

      They are not going to hurt themselves in order to help a Chinese competitor.

      Also, they are now in the ones in charge AND the Chinese government is actually using TikTok to spy on THEM.