From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump's TikTok shift
Monday, 20 January 2025 During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing site he said posed threats to U.S. national security. But on the eve of his return to the White House, the president-elect is being hailed as the app’s savior. The developments over the weekend served as a reminder of how dramatically debates over technology, social media and national security have changed since Trump was last in the White House. It also signaled how closely Trump is following those shifts after waging a successful campaign in which he made inroads with voters in part by harnessing the appeal of some social media platforms.
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