While in the White House, Trump tried to ban TikTok in 2020, saying that this request would give Facebook owner Meta an unfair advantage.
Lawmakers are discussing measures that would force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell by September 30.
President Joe Biden said he would sign the bill if it passes.
Trump told NBC on Monday: “You can grow Facebook without TikTok, and I think Facebook is the enemy
of the people.”
Republicans on safety app Presidential candidate said social media platforms are “very good and There
is “very bad”.
“There are a lot of people on TikTok that love it. There are a lot of young kids on TikTok who will go crazy without it,
Chinese Government, United States. The intelligence community warns that TikTok is being used to cast doubt on American culture and undermine democracy.
In the annual report on U.S. security threats released Monday, the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence wrote that the Chinese government announced TikTok had launched a number of weapons
“reportedly targeting candidates of both parties in the 2022 U.S. elections.” midterm elections “Year” President Trump said in an interview with NBC that he agrees with those who see TikTok as a national
security threat, but believes Facebook is also a threat to the US government. Trump added: “I think
Facebook is very bad for our country, especially when it comes to elections.” fell too much. During this
period, stocks were mostly flat. Shares of smaller social media rival Snap were also lower.
Mr. Trump’s previous advice on the social engagement of more conservative political companies will
have an impact on the presidential election in November this year.
TikTok last faced a major sales or ban problem in 2020, when Trump and Biden stayed in the White
House.
At that time, US officials stated that they were concerned that the data of Chinese technology giant
Bitbeat could fall into the hands of the Chinese government.
TikTok executives refused to share information with Beijing and said they would deny it if asked.
In 2020, Trump signed an executive order directing ByteDance to sell TikTok within 90 days, but this was
blocked by a legal challenge.
Meta deleted his account after the 2021 US Capitol riots.
Progress Club, a group that watches Mr. Trump closely. Trump took a tough stance against the TikTok
ban.
Last week Mr. Trump met with billionaire hedge fund manager Jeff Yass, one of the group’s biggest
donors.
Kellyanne Conway, one of Trump’s most important aides in the White House, welcomed TikTok to
Congress on behalf of the Club for Growth in recent months.
Meanwhile, the Department of Justice, FBI and other national security agencies plan to introduce TikTok, one of the most popular applications in the United States, to all members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. BBC News One, especially its youth partner CBS News.
The bipartisan legislation passed the House Judiciary Committee on a 50-0 vote last week.
The Senate must also vote to approve the bill before it can be signed into law.
