He took an opposite position from the US president, Joe Biden
Former US President Donald Trump today said he is against the possibility of a ban on TikTok in the US, taking Donald Trump against a ban on TikTok in the US, which declares himself ready to support a bill that threatens the social network.
“What upsets me is that without the TikTok it will prosper Facebook, which to me is an enemy of the people, the same as other media,” said the sole candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination ahead of the November 5 presidential election, during an interview with CNBC.
It is a conversion of it donald trump, who, in August 2020, issued an order banning TikTok in the US, citing a threat to national security.
After the platform and content creators appealed, two federal judges overturned the measure, in two separate rulings in September and December 2020, decisions that the Trump administration did not challenge.
All 50 members of a House of Representatives committee voted Thursday in favor of a bill that, if passed, would require TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell its subsidiary or face a ban on the social media in USA, it was pointed out in APE BEE.
The bill is expected to be put to a vote in the House this week, as reported by several American media.
“If they pass it, I will sign it,” US President Joe Biden said on Friday, assuring that he is ready to enact this new law, which is supported by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
Lawmakers have expressed concern over the nexus of TikTok and Chinese authorities, fearing the risk of a mass transmission of US users’ data to China.
The company has repeatedly assured that it has not received requests from the Chinese government in this direction and points out that if it does, it will refuse.
Donald Trump has championed data protection, but claimed, without evidence, that other tech companies are ready to share information about American users if Beijing asks, citing Facebook.
After this conversion, American media reported on the former US head of state’s relations with stockbroker Jeff Yass, a major donor to Republican candidates, whose investment company, Susquehanna International Group, has a significant stake in TikTok’s equity.
According to the New York Post, Jeff Yass, who met with Trump in Florida a few days ago, threatened to stop funding Republican candidates if the TikTok law is passed.
Asked about it by CNBC, Donald Trump denied raising the matter with the stockbroker.
