Why does Trump insist on banning the "overseas version of Douyin" TikTok?

　　"Fighting TikTok is harder than coping with the new crown epidemic"
　　Why does Trump insist on blocking TikTok, the "overseas version of Douyin"?

　　TikTok, known as the "overseas version of Douyin", has its fate hanging in the balance.
　　According to the Global Times, after U.S. President Trump announced on the evening of July 31 that it would ban short video app TikTok from operating in the U.S., on August 1, local time, TikTok U.S. General Manager Vanessa Pappas was pushing I especially responded to this matter. Vanessa said that TikTok will operate in the United States for a long time. "We have heard your support. We want to say thank you. We do not plan to go anywhere." She plans to create 10,000 more jobs for the United States in the next three years. .
　　In response to Trump’s previous statement that TikTok would leak the privacy of Americans, Pappas retorted, “In terms of security, we are developing the safest applications because we know that this is the right approach.”
　　According to a report from the Wall Street Journal on the 1st, people familiar with the matter said that Microsoft has suspended negotiations to acquire TikTok's US business due to US President Trump's explicit opposition to an agreement to acquire TikTok and continue operations in the United States.
　　Some overseas netizens criticized that “Trump has worked harder to fight TikTok than to deal with the new crown epidemic.”

　　Since 2016, short videos have risen in China. Like domestically, TikTok, known as the "overseas version of Douyin," is a hot app in many overseas countries and regions. Less than three years after entering the United States, TikTok's US section has become the world's second largest market. Great success in business. According to Reuters, TikTok said there are currently about 100 million users in the United States.
　　Especially in the first quarter of this year, under the influence of the new crown epidemic, TikTok downloads and monthly active users in the United States showed a "blowout outbreak." TikTok broke the record held by itself with 315 million downloads in a single quarter, and continued to occupy the top position of non-gaming applications in April and May. The mainstream users of TikTok are concentrated in the "post-90s" and "post-00s".
　　Facebook, which has dominated the American social media market for many years, felt unprecedented pressure after TikTok entered the United States. Facebook’s core profit model is its multi-platform digital advertising, but since last year, some advertisers have withdrawn from Facebook’s advertising and turned to TikTok, which is mostly young people. The young and energetic TikTok is getting bigger and bigger cakes, which makes Big Brother Facebook jealous.
　　After Trump announced that it would ban short video app TikTok from operating in the United States, polls showed that 33% of American adults expressed opposition to the ban.
　　Both Facebook and Google are trying to imitate some of TikTok's features, which shows that TikTok poses a competitive threat to these technology giants. In June of this year, Google's YouTube began testing a 15-second video feature similar to TikTok. Last month, Facebook's Instagram officially released the "cottage version of TikTok"-Reels, after their other imitation product Lasso soon failed.
　　According to CNN analysis, “Trump’s TikTok ban may allow large technology companies that are deeply involved in the monopoly to occupy a greater dominant position.” In a short period of time, TikTok has accumulated about 100 million users in the United States, many of which are It is a young user coveted by advertisers and technology companies. It gave birth to a new batch of social media stars, viral emojis, and had an impact on popular culture.

　　In fact, as early as July 16, the White House economic adviser Kudlow had leaked that it was expected that TikTok would be separated from its Chinese parent company Bytedance in terms of organizational structure and operated independently as a US company.
　　Kudlow did not specify whether TikTok's ownership will change under this solution. When asked whether American companies could buy TikTok, he declined to comment.
　　Trump’s latest statement revealed that he is unwilling to accept TikTok being wholly-owned by a US company, implying that even if Microsoft takes over TikTok in its entirety, he may still sign an executive order to block TikTok.
　　Nicholas Thompson, the editor-in-chief of the US "Wired" magazine, said that this action exposed Trump's hypocrisy, and that Trump actually had other plans under this move against freedom of speech. CNN analysis believes that this treatment is also considered a further "warning" of the US government to technology companies. Since the 2016 U.S. election, the U.S. Congress has increasingly formed a consensus that the technology giants in Silicon Valley need to be contained. Democrats pointed out that they are concerned about the market influence and lack of supervision of large companies, while Republicans are focusing on anti-conservative biases on social media platforms.
　　In addition, Trump also has a "personal grudge" with TikTok-the "Tulsa rally" that embarrassed Trump. Before the election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma in June, Trump’s campaign team stated that a total of 1 million people had booked tickets for the rally. However, according to official data from the Tulsa Fire Department, they registered that day. There were only about 6,200 people in the venue, which left the venue for 20,000 people empty. Subsequently, a number of American media broke the news that most of the activities to "release Trump pigeons" were initiated on TikTok, and many of the most well-known Internet celebrities on TikTok became famous through hysterical mockery of Trump. It can be said that Trump and TikTok have already "forged a beam."
　　Forbes cited a poll in July showing that 33% of American adults expressed opposition to the TikTok ban, which was higher than the 29% who agreed. Considering TikTok's huge user base in the United States, if the Trump administration really bans this software, it is likely to have a certain "political impact" on his re-election.
　　In the face of the Trump administration's urgency, TikTok finally responded publicly. TikTok US General Manager Vanessa Pappas posted a video to fans saying: "We heard your support, thank you! We don't plan to go anywhere." After
　　learning that the Trump administration is going to ban TikTok, TikTok posted Of young Americans immediately quit. In a rage, they launched the "Save TikTok" (#SaveTiktok) Twitter topic. In recent days, TikTok users have recorded videos saying that if Trump really implements the "ban order," they will appear in the White House to confront Trump.
　　West China Metropolis Daily-cover news reporter Tang Chen 　　 in
　　addition to signature, comprehensive "Global Times", CCTV, "China Youth Daily", etc.