that was until he realized the whole china thing was a smaller issue than having a propaganda / brainrot conditioning tool at his disposal

theres a reason people are terrified over musk, zuckerburg, etc. its because they dont know how to decouple from social media, and megalomaniacs have learned they can basically become a demigod in this world by controlling information.

Here’s a link: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/