Trump continues fight to get TikTok banned
29 December 2020 |
3:25 pm
The US president has accused the Chinese tech firm of passing on information regarding American users to Beijing. Earlier this month, a court ruled in favor of TikTok but Trump is not giving up the case just yet.
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