Trump’s TikTok Deal With China: A National Security Disaster in the Making
September 20, 2025
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President Trump says he’s reached a deal with China on TikTok. But does this actually solve anything?
I’ve called TikTok a weapons system before—and this latest “framework” doesn’t change that. At stake here isn’t just data privacy or intellectual property. It’s influence. Control over what 170+ million Americans see on their screens, and how that content can be used to shape opinion—or even provoke real-world action.
The 2024 PAFACA law that set the stage for a TikTok ban.
How Trump has repeatedly delayed enforcement.
What this new deal actually says (and doesn’t say).
Why the recommendation algorithm is the real battlefield.
How TikTok could be used in wartime against the U.S.
If the algorithm still lives in Beijing, then nothing has changed. This isn’t just about social media. It’s about national security.
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