TikTok is facing problems lately since government Trump. But according to a Wall Street Journal publication, Facebook was the one that started it all.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Mark Zuckerberg personally briefed President Donald Trump on the Chinese company, during a dinner hosted by the American president at the end of last year.
Έτσι το Facebook όχι μόνο "σκότωσε" ένα πολύ γρήγορα ανερχόμενο αντίπαλο, αλλά και σύμφωνα με εκπρόσωπο του γερουσιαστή Josh Hawley χρησιμοποίησε την TikTok για να αποbreak την προσοχή των νομοθετών από τις κανονιστικές δράσεις που ήθελαν για το Facebook. Σύμφωνα με την Kelli Ford χρησιμοποιούσε το ζήτημα σαν μια "τακτική PR για να ενισχύσει το Facebook."
Facebook has a reputation for not wanting to compete, and has historically proven it either by acquiring its rivals or by copying their product. However, Facebook's first attempts to copy TikTok failed completely, and due to greater regulatory control, it became increasingly difficult to acquire the company.
So Facebook, which is backed by every Washington lobby, has found a new way to "kill" the competition, with TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer reporting that they were "viciously attacked by our competitor - namely Facebook - masquerading as a patriot and planning to end TikTok's presence in the US."
TikTok currently has until November 12 to sell its US-based assets, with Microsoft seeking to buy the company, after of course receiving the blessings of Donald Trump.
