WASHINGTON Aug 3 Xinhua — What happened to TikTok in the United States What are the responses of users and media to Trump threatening to ban the app as a
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — What happened to TikTok in the United States? What are the responses of users and media to Trump threatening to ban the app as a security risk?
On Friday night, U. S. President Donald Trump told reporters that he was looking at a lot of alternatives regarding Chinese firm ByteDance’s TikTok video app, including the possibility of a ban.
“We’re looking at TikTok. We may be banning TikTok. We may be doing some other things,” Trump said as he left the White House on a trip to Florida. “There are a couple of options. But a lot of things are happening. So, we’ll see what happens,” he said as quoted by Reuters.
“Well, I have that authority. I can do it with an executive order or that,” he said referring to emergency economic powers.
TikTok’s response:
“We’re not planning on going anywhere… When it comes to safety and security, we’re building the safest app because we know it’s the right thing to do… We’re here for the long run.
