Trump on Tiktok: “We will see security concerns” and continue to extend the deadline until “things are working”

Congress approved an American ban on Tiktok unless its mother company, bytedance, has its dominant share. But Trump has so far extended the deadline Three times During his second term – with next September 17.

“We will see security concerns,” Trump told reporters, but he added, “We have buyers, American buyers,” and “until things are held, we extend for a little longer.”

The first extension was through an executive order on January 20, and it is his first day in office, after the platform appeared shortly when my country banned – Congress approved by It was supported by the US Supreme Court – valid. the The second was in AprilWhen White House officials believe that they were approaching a deal to enter Tiktok in a new company with the ownership of the United States, which collapsed after China fell after the Trump tariff was announced.

White House comments follow the start of the Tiktok account this week.

“I used Tiktok in the campaign,” Trump said.

He said: “I am a fan of Tikhak.” “My children like Tiktok. Young people love Tiktok. If we can continue.”

As the extensions continue, it seems less and less likely to ban Tiktok in the United States any time soon. The decision to keep Tiktok is alive through the executive order, but the administration has He did not face a legal challenge in court Unlike many other Trump’s executive orders.

The Americans are more closely divided into what to do about Tijoc than they were two years ago.

accident Pew Research Center survey I found that about a third of the Americans said they had a ban on Tiktok, a decrease of 50 % in March 2023. Almost a third said they would oppose the embargo, and a similar percentage said they were not sure.

Among those who said they supported the embargo of the social media platform, about 8 out of 10 concerns were martyred that the security of user data is at risk as a major factor in their decision, according to the report.