WASHINGTON – General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford said on Wednesday that a deal would get done to save TikTok in the U.S. after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that halted a ban on the app for 75 days.
The Chinese Communist Party uses the platform to cultivate a social consensus that undermines U.S. society.
The Supreme Court seemed to lean Thursday toward upholding a law forcing Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell off TikTok, with all nine justices indicating national security concerns posed by the social media app outweighed potential threats to free speech.
"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary discussed TikTok's future, particularly the role of a "secret golden share" as his offer for the platform remains on the table.
Barstool Sports founder and president Dave Portnoy shares his thoughts on the TikTok debate on 'The Will Cain Show.'
Social media juggernaut TikTok has been given a reprieve thanks to President Trump signing an executive order to delay the enforcement of a ban in America — which amounts to a 75-day lifeline.
Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.
TikTok, with 170 million US users, faces a potential ban unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, sells its US operations. President Trump has delayed the ban, considering alternatives like a joint ownership with US investors.
President Trump’s plan to save TikTok is putting him at a crossroads with some Republicans as questions mount over the legality of delaying a ban on the popular video-sharing app. Trump said
Of Wisconsin’s eight-member House delegation, only Democratic Reps. Mark Pocan and Gwen Moore voted against the TikTok ban, citing an impediment on American user’s free speech rights. Shortly after the TikTok ban went into effect, Pocan wrote in a social media post Sunday that the ban was “Congress and the executive branch at their worst.”
Among the executive orders signed on day one was an order that will delay the enforcement of the TikTok ban for another 75 days.
The chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Jan. 22 that the U.S. should take a harder line against China's aggressive policies on trade, investment and other matters.