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Trump defends TikTok against ‘enemy’ Meta


In the wake of TikTok's legal war with the US, former President Donald Trump took a surprising stance.

As pressure mounts on TikTok following recent congressional legislation, former President Donald Trump has gone on the record in support of the app. On Thursday March 7, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously voted to advance legislation which would force ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to divest ownership of the app. Charlotte Colombo is a freelance journalist with bylines in Metro.co.uk, Radio Times, The Independent, Daily Dot, Glamour, Stylist, and VICE among others.

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