Despite the US Congress’s recent passing of legislation, the White House has set up an official TikTok account despite uncertainty surrounding the future of the Chinese-owned social media app.
A 27-second video featuring President Donald Trump’s voiceover was the first post on the official White House account on Tuesday, which read, “Every day I wake up determined to deliver a better life to the people all across this nation.” I’m the voice of you.
Welcome to the Golden Age of America was the description of the account.
ByteDance, a Chinese technology company, still owns TikTok, which is well-known among young people and has a US user base estimated to be 170 million.
Trump has so far delayed the implementation of the 2024 law that required TikTok to either cease selling to foreigners and extend its 90-day extension.
In March 2024, the “sell or ban” bill received a majority of Republicans and Democrats’ support, and the US House of Representatives voted 352 to 65 in favor.
The most recent suspension is scheduled to come into effect in early September.
Trump stated on the Truth Social network, which he owns, in April, that “our administration has been working very hard to save TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress.”
At the time the bill was passed, few people in the audience questioned the inclusion of TikTok as a solution for issues that affect social media companies in general.
On the social media platform X, Lee had a post titled “Congress should pass comprehensive data privacy protections rather than target one company in a rushed and secretive process”
The “sell or ban” bill was supported by the majority of Democratic and Republican representatives, but many members of both parties have also used TikTok for official communications and campaigning.
In the 2024 presidential election, both Trump’s nominee and Trump’s nominee used the app.
The US state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the social media giant preyed on young people by using addictive algorithms to make them watch its short videos and become compulsive consumers.
Source: Aljazeera
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