Summary
President Donald Trump announced a new executive order allowing TikTok to keep operating in the U.S. under a different ownership. He made this announcement in a TikTok video, telling young users they "owe" him for saving the app. This decision follows years of talks and concern over data privacy and foreign influence in the U.S.
Key Facts
- President Trump announced an executive order allowing TikTok to continue in the U.S. with new ownership.
- He stated in a TikTok video that young users "owe" him for saving the app.
- The order comes after talks between U.S. and Chinese officials.
- The mandate for TikTok's owner, ByteDance, to change its U.S. operations, started during former President Joe Biden's term.
- TikTok has around 170 million users in the U.S., many of whom are young people.
- Concerns over TikTok have focused on national security and data privacy.
- The new agreement ends a long period of uncertainty about TikTok's operations in the U.S.
