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White House launches official TikTok account after Trump vowed ban in 2020

A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and TikTok logo
TikTok is a tremendously popular social media app with 170 million users in the US. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, as Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the US despite a law requiring its sale.

“America we are BACK! What’s up TikTok?” read a caption on the account’s first post, a 27-second clip, on the popular video-sharing app.

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