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TikTok Returns to US App Stores After Trump's Intervention

Published FEB 14 2025

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Above: The TikTok LOGO is shown inside a smartphone with the Google Play and Apple App Stores in the backdrop in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 14, 2025. Image credit: CFOTO/Contributor/Future Publishing via Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The ban on TikTok represents a critical national security measure to protect Americans' data from potential exploitation by the Chinese government through ByteDance's ownership of the platform, making divestiture essential for continued operation in the US.

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Establishment-critical narrative

The removal of TikTok from app stores constitutes an unnecessary disruption to a vital communication platform used by millions of Americans and small businesses, while the security concerns are overblown given that most of ByteDance's ownership is held by global institutional investors.

Shanabull