The company that presents a huge security risk to Americans and puts communist China on every kid’s phone now says they have no plans to go anywhere no matter what Trump says, and they pitch “stand with Tiktok” message that is SURE to catch fire on the left and among the young people.
The app, banned by all the branches of the military and by the Pentagon and White House and even by BIDEN and his campaign over being a huge security risk, is nevertheless really popular with kids who like to make funny videos, and lefty slacktivists who want to seem like they’re doing something important by taking a few seconds to scream at the camera about Trump.
TikTok's U.S. General Manager Vanessa Pappas shared a video message through the app's official Twitter account early Saturday.
"I want to thank you to the millions of Americans who used TikTok every day bringing their creativity and joy into our daily lives. We've heard your outpouring of support and we want to say thank you. We're not planning on going anywhere. TikTok is a home for creators and artists to express themselves, their ideas, and connect with people across different backgrounds and we are so proud of all of the various communities who call TikTok their home," Pappas said.
She added: "I'm also proud of our 1,500 U.S. employees who work on this app every day."
Despite the upcoming ban, Pappas said the platform plans to hire 10,000 people in America into various positions over the next three years.
"I'm thrilled about our U.S. creative fund where we just announced our billion-dollar fund to support our creators. When it comes to safety and security, we're building the safest app because we know it's the right thing to do."
A ban would further pressure TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app’s U.S. operations amid national security concerns about users' personal data. Microsoft is a leading contender to buy.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier this month the government was considering banning TikTok over security concerns.
Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed a bill to ban the app on government-issued devices, according to Reuters.
The Navy and the Army have already banned TikTok on government-issued phones and the Pentagon has advised employees to remove it from their phones, the Washington Post reported.