But Trump isn’t buying TikTok. The X post is fake. PolitiFact searched Trump’s X account and found no post about buying TikTok. We also contacted Trump’s team, but did not receive a response before publication.
Trade warriors are scrambling to avoid the consequences of their actions. The top U.S. court upheld a bipartisan law to ban TikTok in just two days’ time. Yet neither outgoing President Joe Biden nor incoming President-elect Donald Trump want the social media app to go dark on their watch.
Mark Zuckerberg is reshaping Facebook and Instagram to align with Donald Trump’s vision, following Elon Musk’s lead with X. Meanwhile, The Supreme Court will soon rule on a potential TikTok ban in The United States.
TikTok is entering its final hours in the U.S. ahead of a potential ban effective on Sunday, prompting howls of protest from devoted users of the beloved video-streaming app.
The music industry, on par with millions of American TikTok users, is hesitant to accept the imposed Jan. 19 ban of the video sharing app.
Americans are going to lose access to TikTok in less than a week, unless China green-lights a sale to what Congress has deemed a non-adversary of the United States — something China is unlikely to do but might.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will be a guest of Donald Trump at his inauguration Monday as the popular app’s ban is set to go into effect, according to three people familiar with his plans.
Buying TikTok would further solidify Musk's position as one of the most powerful men in the U.S. and the world.
TikTik is set to go dark at midnight on Sunday — these are the people and companies who could buy the popular platform before (or after) that happens.
Posts in recent days have ranged from the trivial to candid discussions of mental health, gender and sexuality, as well as China's current economic downturn, that are usually heavily censored on domestic Chinese platforms such as Weibo.
“Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement, unfortunately, TikTok will be forced to go dark on Jan. 19,” the company said in a statement.