It’s crunch time for TikTok, but there is a Trump card
A US ban is set to come into force on Sunday but Australian influencers, who rely on the platform and its American audience, are confident that it will be short-lived.
The United States’ looming ban of social media platform TikTok could be the biggest story in tech … for a day.
Those who rely on the app for their living are so confident they will be saved by the very man who proposed the ban in the first place – President-elect Donald Trump – that they are flying over to China to make joke videos mocking the situation.
Amelia McGuireBusiness reporterAmelia McGuire covers technology from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the aviation, tourism and gambling reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Connect with Amelia on Twitter. Email Amelia at a.mcguire@afr.com.au
