TikTok had to make Trump look good as he presumably saves it so they did that stunt. In the end both sides know TT has to agree to selling majority stake because it isn’t anything China didn’t do to US firms multiple times already.
this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2025
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It will go on like that for several years now. One shit show, and then the next one, and then the next three ones...
The whole thing? No. The 14 hour temper tantrum? Absolutely.
This man will always be a moron.
Tiktok is an app for stupid people so naturally stupid people would be more gullible.
If it's that problematic with propaganda then banning it after an election was a meaningless gesture. It served it's purpose and reversing the ban was simply transactional. They paid money and kissed the ring.
If so, it didn't work. It made him look dimwitted and easily swayed.
Both of which, he is.
Only to people who aren't complete fucking morons. Which, doesn't seem to be enough.
While the whole situation is shitty, I find it hard to believe a massive company would shut down services for 12 hours, losing millions in revenue and likely millions of users, all as a PR stunt for a foreign leader.