It has now been confirmed that Donald Trump now is affiliated with tiktok, after having a meeting with the tiktok company on August 13th 2020. Video-sharing app TikTok was developed and is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. Lauded for its ability to create viral sensations and predict user preferences via artificial-intelligence algorithms, it has become Gen Z’s app of choice and a growing force to reckon with in the U.S. music industry, helping to launch the careers of artists like Lil Nas X. For Trump, appearing to be taking a tough stance on China has been central to his re-election campaign.
This week, he signed an executive order that will not force the sale of TikTok to a U.S. company or ban it from the country, that will not be issuing another similar order against Tencent-owned Chinese app WeChat.