@davejorgenson: Trump says U.S. and China have reached a deal on TikTok. President Trump announced Friday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping approved an agreement for a group of investors to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, capping off months of tense negotiations that put the video-sharing app at the center of trade talks between the two sides. “I just completed a very productive call with President Xi of China. We made progress on many very important issues including trade, fentanyl, the need to bring the war between Russia and Ukraine to an end, and the approval of the TikTok deal,” he said on his Truth Social platform. Trump said he and Xi agreed to meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea this fall and that he would travel to China early next year, and that Xi would reciprocate by coming to the U.S. “The call was a very good one, we will be speaking again by phone, appreciate the TikTok approval, and both look forward to meeting at APEC!” Trump said. But details of any arrangement still hadn’t been released by either side as of early Friday afternoon. White House officials said details were still being worked out after the call had been completed, but expressed confidence in a resolution in what is expected to be a complex transaction. It could also take weeks for legal issues to be completed, according to people familiar with the matter. Caption from article by Amrith Ramkumar, Alex Leary, and Lingling Wei, Wall Street Journal.

Dave Jorgenson 🕺 :

If you’re an international follower, I’m on YT and Reels too!

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I will not be using the US version thanks.

Trent Jones :

They definitely messed with the algo following that announcement. The last few days I have gotten pro-Trump videos with few views when I never have before.

Samantha M :

No one WANTS a US only tiktok. We want access to people in other parts of the world.

Balys :

App from not one but two dictators!

Gus Borwig :

The US version of the new app might as well be called the Temu TikTok. I’m not planning to support a new app, especially one endorsed by the Trump Administration.

Thicc Pick :

Wait so the original problem was that bytedance owned some of Tiktok. But now the new deal is that bytedance still owns part of Tiktok. So this was a scam

kat kat660 :

the u.s. version was vines lol

Jennifer Johnson :

We need something special on this app

kevlarkevkevinson :

Wait - "Retruth" is an actual term they use in Truth Social?

Learn B2B Sales, Leslie Venetz :

If they ruin the algo again / make it worse the app wouldn’t be worth using ….

knack :

yeah so making a new, US-only app is censorship. it prevents people outside the US from seeing content from there, prevents us from seeing the effects of policy on the day-to-day lives of residents etc

carolinewithani-n-e :

The Trump mannerisms on "ooOOOoo" are masterful. 👏

Noodle :

whats truth social? is it just slang for twitter

Blaine 👻 :

I want international content though 😭

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What would be the difference between regular and US tiktok?

Melissa :

Citing sources in your caption -beautiful to see 💜

Kathy W :

I can’t like your posts on LinkedIn 😩

Whatif :

cheri :

So good

msimbii88 :

Great use of the sound 🤣

Sophia Smith Galer :

So I might lose my US followers on here? 😢

Little Bird :

But I would miss Chinese tok. :(

Violet :

My favorite part about TikTok was that it felt like what I was promised as a kid

D_nice :

US only TikTok as in you’d only see videos from US creators?????