Trump has a "soft spot" for China and it's desire to snoop on Americans...let's see how this plays out, given that a bipartisan legislature signed a bill this year to require ownership of TikTok be sold to a firm outside of China by 1/19/25
According to Axios, this latest announcement is a replay of 2016...SoftBank already has programs for AI, etc. on its Balance Sheet...nothing new to see here...more Marketing and potentially influence peddling with Trump to soften regulations on their established business interests...heaven knows, DJT can be bought.
Link: https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/12/18/tiktok-supreme-court-ban-first-amendment