How a fun video platform became a political lightning rod that Trump threatened to ban. How a fun video platform became a political lightning rod that Trump threatened to ban.
TikTok has been one of the iconic pastimes of the 2020 quarantine era, with tens of millions of Americans using it to post everything from protest footage to viral dance challenges. But in recent days it’s also been in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump, who threatened to “ban” the app due to concerns with its China-based parent company, ByteDance.
