Biden and Trump agree on at least one thing: Something has to be done about TikTok. But it's not that easy.
Former US President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden agree on at least one thing: Something has to be done about TikTok.TikTok divest its American business
We've been here before, when the Trump administration pushed TikTok to sell its US operations in much the same way. At that time, Oracle and Walmart put together a successful bid for TikTok's US business,While the Biden administration's approach to TikTok has been slightly different, it's clear that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle support a TikTok ban. And political power is aligning to make something happen, and soon.
However, the Biden administration is hesitant to back a ban without first trying other options for the same overarching political reasons that Trump's TikTok ban ultimately never happened: because the White House doesn't want to alienate younger voters, many of whom are TikTok users, experts said. By comparison, it's a very different situation as when the Trump administration banned Chinese tech giant like Huawei — that company didn't enjoy the widespread consumer popularity of TikTok, Shmulik said, which meant politicians didn't have the same backlash to worry about.
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