Trump was for a TikTok ban until he wasn’t. Why does the 47th president have a different position now, and how might the Court rule on it?

President-elect Donald Trump hinted that he won’t ban TikTok due to his popularity on the app. Trump’s first administration wrestled with a TikTok ban due to national security concerns, with the former president voicing support for the measure.

President-elect Trump doubled down on his support for TikTok on Friday, as the popular social media app prepares to argue against an impending ban before the Supreme Court next week. “Why would I want to get rid of TikTok?

TikTok is barreling toward a nationwide ban in the US.President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation in April 2024 designed to shut down the social media app in the US unless its Chinese owner gives up control.

TikTok wouldn’t simply vanish off your smartphone – but in the long term, banning the Chinese video app could rip the heart out of American youth culture, writes Io Dodds

If the ban goes into effect, TikTok estimates that small businesses on the platform would lose more than $1 billion in revenue in just one month.