• January 2025: Trump holds a private meeting with TikTok’s CEO, plotting what can Trump get out of this
• January 2025: Trump holds a private meeting with TikTok’s CEO, plotting what can Trump get out of this
• September 2024: Trump meets with TikTok’s largest American shareholder, who later begins heavily contributing to his campaign.
• September 2024: Trump meets with TikTok’s largest American shareholder, who later begins heavily contributing to his campaign.
• June 2023: ByteDance admits that sensitive financial data of American creators, like social security numbers and tax forms, is stored in China—fueling further security concerns.
• June 2023: ByteDance admits that sensitive financial data of American creators, like social security numbers and tax forms, is stored in China—fueling further security concerns.
• June 2021: President Biden revokes Trump’s executive order but directs the Secretary of Commerce to investigate TikTok for potential national security threats.
• June 2021: President Biden revokes Trump’s executive order but directs the Secretary of Commerce to investigate TikTok for potential national security threats.
• August 2020: Trump doubles down with another order, giving ByteDance 90 days to sell or spin off TikTok’s U.S. operations.
• August 2020: Trump doubles down with another order, giving ByteDance 90 days to sell or spin off TikTok’s U.S. operations.