As Trump Ramps Up Tariffs, TikTok Boosts Pro-China Trade Content - Tennessee Star

As Trump Ramps Up Tariffs, TikTok Boosts Pro-China Trade Content - Tennessee Star

President Donald Trump’s effort to save popular social media app TikTok has been caught in the escalating tariff war between Washington and Beijing, with Trump suggesting that he may again extend the deadline for a deal.

As Trump Ramps Up Tariffs, TikTok Boosts Pro-China Trade Content | The Star News Network

by Steven Richards   President Donald Trump’s effort to save popular social media app TikTok has been caught in the escalating tariff war between Washington and Beijing, with Trump suggesting that he may again extend the deadline for a deal. A new study concludes that, at the same time as China is using the application as a negotiating chip, the platform is boosting propaganda aimed at undermining U.S. support for Trump’s tariff policies and to …

A new study shows that the application of social media seems to be a vector of Chinese propaganda aimed at undermining Trump’s trade war. The company received an extension to complete a sale, but its owner, ByteDance, said any agreement will be subject to the approval of Chinese legislation.