Why Trump Brought TikTok Back to Life

Trade war (we’re so back). Yesterday morning, as the company ran out of all the time it didn’t use to divest, TikTok (very briefly) died as it lived: purposely misinforming nearly 200 million Americans. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.,” the Chinese asset stated plainly in a curt post to its users announcing an immediate shutdown. Of course, no matter how often or how vigorously TikTok argues the point, or to what hysterical degree our fawning press amplifies the lie, there has never been a ban.