During a rally-style speech, Trump said 'we need to save TikTok,'. However, he warned Chinese company ByteDance that without his executive order, TikTok risked being shut down.
TikTok was removed from Apple & Google’s app stores Saturday ahead of a federal ban in US targeting the platform. Trump says he'll restore app's access upon returning to power today.
President-elect Donald Trump in a message on Truth Social vowed to save the app after his inauguration Monday, and also insisted on a 50% US ownership of the Chinese social media platform.
Chinese govt has considered plan involving acquisition of TikTok’s US operations by Elon Musk; ban on TikTok is expected to make massive dent in revenue of parent company ByteDance.
The social media platform is facing the ban after the Supreme Court decided it would be a threat to national security if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell.
TikTok says its U.S. site generates billions for businesses selling candies, beauty products, clothes and other consumer goods. But now, that economy is under threat.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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