Some users suspect the threat is connected to the platform's popularity among activists. FMTNews TikTok
Gabby Bashizi was one of thousands of teens who plotted on TikTok to book tickets for Trump’s Tulsa rally in June, only to not show up.
Another video snippet racking up views was captioned “Me trying to convince Trump to let us keep TikTok” and showed a woman colouring her face orange and building a brick wall. “So instead of eliminating TikTok, why not use this opportunity to spin off TikTok US in an IPO or sell it to a US company – let capitalism solve this issue, not the state.”Trump gave TikTok six weeks to sell its US operations to an American company, saying Monday it would be “out of business” otherwise, and that the government wanted a financial benefit from the deal.“We don’t want to have any problem with security.
Trump also said the sale of TikTok’s US business would have to result in a significant payout to the US Treasury for initiating it.Some on TikTok suspect that the president’s threat is connected to the platform’s popularity among activists, such as those protesting racial discrimination.
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