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• @nicksortor Nick Sortor on x

  🚨 BREAKING: President Trump has just signed an executive order making the TlkTok deal official, saving the platform and putting it under majority American control America will now control the algorithm. The Chinese Communist Party will no longer poison the minds of our kids. [vid…

• @whitehouse @whitehouse on x

  President Trump Signs Executive Orders, Sep. 25, 2025 https://x.com/...

• @stanleychao6 Stanley Chao on x

  While Trump signs executive order approving TikTok deal, China remains silent. It's not complete until China says it is. Until then, there's no deal. CNBC reporting that TikTok deal is finalized. #Trump #TikTok #China

• @whitehouse @whitehouse on x

  President Donald J. Trump and @VP Vance SAVE TikTok from a ban while protecting America's national security by removing TikTok in the U.S. from China's control. 🇺🇸 THE ART OF THE DEAL. 🔥 [video]

• @rapidresponse47 @rapidresponse47 on x

  FACT SHEET: President Donald J. Trump Saves TikTok While Protecting National Security https://www.whitehouse.gov/...

• @selinawangtv Selina Wang on x

  Trump says Xi gave them the “go ahead” on the Tiktok deal as he signed the executive order Says “my son is driving me crazy” about keeping TikTok Vance says there was “some resistance” on the Chinese side

• @pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x

  TikTok US selling for <1x revenue... Maybe I'm missing something but this reminds me of the oligarchs in Russia, license raj in India, privatization in Mexico etc... being close to political power lets folks buy up crown-jewel assets at a fraction of their true value. [image]

• @senmullin Markwayne Mullin on x

  Well done, @POTUS and @VP. 🇺🇸 Now that President Trump has struck a deal to keep @tiktok_us in the USA and protect user data—we're in. ⤵️ @charliekirk11 was right, we must reach young people where they are: https://www.tiktok.com/... [image]

• @armanddoma Armand Domalewski on x

  TikTok gets taken over by a bunch of right wing billionaires but the CCP retains control of the algorithm. Worst of both worlds 🙃

• @whitehouse @whitehouse on x

  🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just signed a HUGE DEAL - the Executive Order that SAVES TIKTOK & protects Americans' data. 🇺🇸💥 We're BACK - and BETTER than ever 📲 https://tiktok.com/... [image]

• @rapidresponse47 @rapidresponse47 on x

  🚨 @POTUS signs an Executive Order saving TikTok from a ban while protecting America's national security. [video]

• @rapidresponse47 @rapidresponse47 on x

  REPORTER: On the TikTok algorithm, are you satisfied that there's no security concerns? @POTUS: “Yeah, I am... It's owned by Americans, and very sophisticated Americans — and people that love the country.” [video]

• @rapidresponse47 @rapidresponse47 on x

  .@POTUS on what saving TikTok will mean for small businesses: “Small businesses have become very successful because of TikTok... they use it virtually as an advertising tool, and without it, they wouldn't have anything... So, it's a very important thing for small business.” [vide…

• @boom-whatsgoingon @boom-whatsgoingon on bluesky

  Don't believe it...  Asked if TikTok would prioritize Maga-related content, Trump said, “I always like Maga-related.  If I could, I'd make it 100% Maga-related” but indicated app would continue recommending variety of content: “Every group will be treated fairly”.  —  www.theguar…

• @revealinglight Maryann on bluesky

  Anyone on Tik Tok needs to close their accounts if trump has any stake in this deal. apnews.com/article/trum...

• @jenni4iowa Jennifer Rose on bluesky

  “About 43% of U.S. adults under the age of 30 say they regularly get news from TikTok”  —  I cannot begin to adequately convey how absolutely, completely doomed we are.

• @lcla Lenore Colación Hayes on bluesky

  Well ... now I'm really not going to trust its ownership ... I think it was probably more trustworthy under the Chinese.  #TikTok  —  apnews.com/article/trum...

• @kitchen5203 Jon Martin Kitchen on bluesky

  This!  —  The fact that the Donald is in the middle of all this Tik-Tok negotiating makes me hope that people will consider other platforms...  apnews.com/article/trum...  Trump says China's Xi has approved of proposed deal putting TikTok under US ownership

• r/politics r on reddit

  Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billion

• r/technology r on reddit

  Trump signs executive order to transfer TikTok to US owners

• r/Economics r on reddit

  Yeah TikTok is arriving back to America

• r/China r on reddit

  Trump signs executive order to transfer TikTok to US owners |  Agreement separates app from Chinese owner ByteDance and allows US investors to take 80% stake

• @dougkass Dougie Kass on x

  If the $14 billion price tag for TikTok US is accurate, this is the biggest inside deal for the President's friends/cabal... ever. Why is no one scrutinizing the proposed (and seemingly arbitrary) price of the transaction? “The U.S. government, led by President Trump, has set

• @margomartin47 Margo Martin on x

  Vice President @JDVance on the TikTok Executive Order: “This deal really does mean that Americans can use TikTok—but actually use it with more confidence than they had in the past because their data is going to be secure...” [video]

• @rapidresponse47 @rapidresponse47 on x

  .@VP on the TikTok deal: “This deal really does mean that Americans can use TikTok, but actually use it with more confidence than they had in the past because their data's going to be secure and it's not going to be used as a propaganda weapon against our fellow citizens.” [video…

• @rapidresponse47 @rapidresponse47 on x

  .@VP: “The company will be valued around $14B...the most important thing is that it does protect Americans' data security. It ensures TikTok is still accessible, and on this question of the algorithm, what this deal ensures is that... American investors will actually control the …

• r/politics r on reddit

  Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security

• r/centrist r on reddit

  Trump approves TikTok deal through executive order, Vance says business valued at $14 billion

• r/TheBusinessMix r on reddit

  Trump approves TikTok deal through executive order, Vance says business valued at $14 billion

• r/technology r on reddit

  Trump approves TikTok deal through executive order, Vance says valuation is $14 billion

• Newsmax Newsmax on x

  ByteDance to Retain 50% of TikTok US Profits

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  This morning's newsletter suggested that the TikTok algo “license” from ByteDance might really be a royalty. Seems like it is, which changes the math. Also adds to the “cooperation” issue. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  Sounds like Abu Dhabi's MGX is in the TikTok deal and a16z is not https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @anupamchander Anupam Chander on bluesky

  Shared my concern with the Washington Post that TikTok's new American owners happen to be supporters of the current administration. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...  [image]

• @drewharwell.com Drew Harwell on bluesky

  Trump just advanced the spin-off of TikTok into the hands of some of his biggest allies.  —  Asked if the new algorithm would be more pro-Trump, he said, “If I could, I'd make it 100 percent MAGA-related.  But it's not gonna work out that way, unfortunately”  —  www.washingtonpos…

• @confunctionist @confunctionist on bluesky

  New TikTok owner once hustled Putin's Sputnik Vaccine and bought $2B of Trump's Liberty Mutual “Coins”  —  Trump shoves his corruption in America's face.  —  www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/o...  [images]

• r/news r on reddit

  Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX will be main investors in TikTok U.S., sources say