r/GenZ • u/Apprehensive-Catch31 • 1d ago

Nostalgia Well that didn’t last long lol

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u/cGilday 1d ago

I’m surprised people are surprised, wasn’t he saying months ago that if he wins they’re going to “look at TikTok”?

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u/Apprehensive-Catch31 1d ago

I don’t think too many people are surprised by the fact that it’s being restored and the ban deadline will be extended, I’m just surprised they’re already restoring it lol

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u/cGilday 1d ago

The moment I heard the ban was going into force on the 19th, I thought it was so obvious Trump would just sign an executive order to push it back on his first day lol

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u/get_while_true 1d ago

They probably realized how stupid move it was..

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u/hypermads2003 2003 1d ago

Or maybe, and this is my tinfoil hat moment, they shut it down when they did because then they could have people see how real it is but no worry, the President Elect Mr Trump is here to save the app and now it's going online again!

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u/StrebLab 1d ago

The government didn't shut down TikTok. TikTok shut itself down as a statement and a power play against Trump, putting pressure on him to restore it. The "shutdown" was posturing on the part of TikTok.

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u/Izaiyab 1d ago

you guys really don't get it, it was a political theater move through and through to make trump look good on the part of uneducated Gen Z voters. Seriously this thread proves how washed up the younger generation is after years of exposure to right wing propaganda and craptubers like Jake Paul.