The incoming Trump administration and President-elect Donald Trump himself have taken myriad positions, if not conflicting ones, on banning TikTok or forcing its sale, leaving the future of the social media giant still in flux.
President Joe Biden signed legislation in April that would ban TikTok for its ties to the Chinese Communist Party if it is not sold before Trump takes office.
Courts once blocked Trump’s executive order to ban TikTok for its ties to the CCP, but even amid its “national security threat,” a ban would only give more power and influence to Meta/Facebook, Trump warned this March in backing down on his past position, NBC News reported.
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