Trump defends Tiktok: The app has a place in my heart

Trump defends Tiktok: The app has a place in my heart

In a surprising step, the designated US President Donald Trump indicated that the impending ban on the popular Video app in the USA may be rethinking. At the right -wing conservative conference "America Festival" in Arizona, Trump said: "I will have to start thinking about Tikok. Maybe we should keep this thing for a while." While Trump's first term of office was shaped by the attempt to banish Tikok, his attitude now seems to be changing direction. This happens against the background that Tikok complains to the Supreme Court of the United States in order to avert an impending change of owners href = "https://www.nordkurier.de/politik/trump-tik-hat-platz-in-mein-herzen-3172557"> nordkurier.de reported.

The app belongs to the Chinese group bytedance and claims to have 170 million users in the United States. The fears of possible espionage and influence of the Chinese government on US citizens are in the background. A law adopted in April forces the operators of Tikkok to sell the app to a new owner to ensure the safety of user data. However, Tiktok refused to consider changing owners and argues that the law violates freedom of speech. Despite this rejection, President Joe Biden could extend the deadline for the sale by three months, provided there are progress in sales negotiations, which the US law provides, such as radiohochstift.de reported.

Trump, who recognized the importance of Tikkok in political competition, in that the app was used by many voters of the younger generations as a platform, signaled his connection to the platform with the words: "Tikkok has a place in my heart." While the country is waiting for the outcome of this legal dispute, the future of TikTok remains uncertain in the USA, and the operators are faced with an important culmination point in the history of the app