Millions of TikTok users in the US will be relieved to hear President Trump say he’s secured approval for a deal on the future of the social media platform in America. Congress passed a bill last year that banned the Chinese-owned short video app unless it sold its US business. Politicians are worried TikTok poses a national security threat and spreads propaganda. But Trump hasn’t imposed that law and, on Friday, even raised the matter of TikTok’s operations during a call with President Xi Jinping. So why does a deal on this app matter so much to Donald Trump?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Guests:
Richard Weitz — Senior Non-Resident Associate Fellow at the NATO Defense College
Einar Tangen — Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation
Maria Curi — Technology policy reporter for Axios, focusing on government oversight of social media platforms
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