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Trump Orders TikTok U.S. Divestment Amid Rising Disinformation
10/1/2025
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Story summary
- Trump orders ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. operations by Christmas under a law preventing a ban.
- TikTok will be owned by American investors; ByteDance retains ownership outside the U.S.
- China has not opposed the divestment, with Trump claiming Xi approved it.
- Disinformation campaigns from Russia and China have intensified on Twitter and Meta. Journalists like Pearson Sharp promote Russian narratives.
