TikTok Takedown: Trump’s 90-Day Reprieve to Save Your Dance Moves!
TikTok shut down in the U.S. after a Supreme Court decision, but Trump plans to issue an executive order to keep TikTok alive for 90 more days. He’s asking companies to help prevent TikTok from going dark and suggests the U.S. take over 50% of the company with another purchaser.
Hot Take:
Ah, TikTok: the app that dances its way into our hearts and now, apparently, into the crosshairs of national security concerns. Who knew a place where people lip-sync to pop songs could cause such a geopolitical kerfuffle? Looks like Trump is ready to play the hero in this saga with his executive order cape flapping in the political breeze. Stay tuned for the sequel: TikTok: The Return!
Key Points:
- TikTok was shut down in the U.S. following a Supreme Court decision upholding a ban due to national security concerns.
- Trump plans to issue an executive order to give TikTok 90 more days to find a U.S. buyer, potentially preventing the ban.
- The U.S. government proposes taking a 50% stake in TikTok along with another buyer.
- All ByteDance apps, including TikTok, were removed from Apple and Google app stores.
- TikTok’s website remains operational for data download and video viewing in the U.S.
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