TikTok has seen some two billion downloads and its user base is estimated at 700 million, making it one of the biggest players in the social media space. — AFP pic
Trump's executive order would prohibit new downloads of TikTok from Sunday night and would ban usage from November 12 unless a deal to restructure its ownership comes to fruition.TikTok has seen some two billion downloads and its user base is estimated at 700 million, making it one of the biggest players in the social media space.
Created in 2016 as Muscal.ly, the app was acquired by ByteDance in 2017 and rebranded as the global version of the Chinese app known as Douyin.
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