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What is the petition to keep TikTok and how do I sign it?
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Here is more about the app ban.
What is the petition to keep TikTok?
The petition to keep started due to fans of the app being concerned about it disappearing from the app store.
Users have taken measures to petition the government to stop the ban.
So far, the petition has not reached their 35,000 signature goal.
Is TikTok being banned in the US?
It is unclear yet whether the app will stay or go in the US.
Many fear that TikTok may suddenly disappear and delete all content, and several governments around the world, including the US, have been suspicious of the app.
Politicians are worried the Chinese government could use the video app to spy on US citizens.
that users who downloaded the app are putting “private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.”
cited punishing China for its response to coronavirus as a different reason for wanting to ban the app.
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When asked about Pompeo’s remarks in an interview with Gray Television - Trump confirmed the US is considering a TikTok ban.
“It’s a big business,” Trump said.
“Look, what happened with China with this virus, what they’ve done to this country and to the entire world is disgraceful,” he added.
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What has Trump said about TikTok?
Trump has on his official for people to sign a petition to ban TikTok.
The post said, "TikTok has been caught red handed by monitoring what is your phone's clipboard. Sign the petition now to BAN TikTok."
It included a photo with different headlines from unnamed sources warning about the dangers of TikTok to everyday Americans.
One of the headlines stated, "Warning - Apple Suddenly Catches TikTok Secretly Spying on Millions of iPhone Users."
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TikTok teens and users of the app from deleting the app by attempting to get his campaign app deleted first.
Just on Wednesday, 700 negative reviews were left on the Official Trump 2020 app and 26 positive ones, reported tracking firm
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Who founded TikTok?
The app was founded by entrepreneur Zhang Yimin and owned by Beijing-based ByteDance.
It is one of the world’s most downloaded phone apps, first launched in the US in 2018.
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