United States | No joke
The side-effects of the TikTok tussle
As the app’s future hangs in the balance, the ramifications of the battle are becoming clearer
|New York
JOE BIDEN’S re-election campaign wants you to know that the president is funny. To prove it, examples of his hilarity are posted almost daily to his TikTok page. One video, peppered with fire emojis, shows him cracking jokes about Donald Trump. Viewers have their own gag: isn’t he trying to ban this app?
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