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Mark Zuckerberg tells Facebook employees he is ‘really worried’ about possible TikTok ban
- President Donald Trump recently threatened to ban viral video-sharing app TikTok in the US due to its ties to China
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told employees he was ‘really worried’ about the implications of such a ban
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Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told Facebook employees he is “really worried” about the implications of a potential US-wide ban on TikTok.
BuzzFeed reported that Zuckerberg addressed TikTok’s “extraordinary circumstance” at a recent-all hands meeting with Facebook employees. Donald Trump recently threatened to ban the viral video-sharing app in the US due to its ties to China, and insisted he will do so unless a US tech company acquires TikTok’s US operations.
“I just think it’s a really bad long-term precedent, and that it needs to be handled with the utmost care and gravity whatever the solution is,” Zuckerberg reportedly said. “I am really worried … it could very well have long-term consequences in other countries around the world.”
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TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is scrambling to find a buyer of its operations by September 15. If they do not meet that deadline, Trump says he will instate a nationwide ban on the viral video-sharing app.
Employees reportedly asked Zuckerberg whether Facebook was interested in acquiring TikTok, but the CEO refused to comment on the company’s business dealings.
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