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What does Trump’s election mean for the TikTok ban?


As TikTok stares down an impending federal ban, Donald Trump's win in the presidential election could be a lifeline. It's a plot twist for the embattled,

President Biden signed off on a bill in April that gives ByteDance, the Chinese parent company to TikTok, nine months to sell the platform. He made similar comments on Truth Social, claiming that he doesn’t want a TikTok ban to result in Meta’s business growth, because he believes Facebook is “a true enemy of the people.” Another reason for Trump’s changed view on TikTok could be his relationship with Jeff Yass, a billionaire GOP donor and co-founder of the trading firm Susquehanna International Group.

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