What Trumps threat to ban TikTok means for its users
b'U.S. President Donald Trump put TikTok on the clock this week.\\n\\nOn Monday, Trump said that if Microsoft, or another U.S. company doesn\\u2019t take control of the Chinese-owned TikTok by Sept. 15 - he\\u2019ll shut down the hugely popular social media app in the U.S.\\n\\nTrump\\u2019s administration has expressed concerns about China\\u2019s influence and potential to demand data collected from the app - concerns that have also weighed on the diverse communities who use it. Today on Front Burner, MIT Technology Review senior editor Abby Ohlheiser tells us how TikTok users are grappling with the newest threats to their platform, and what\\u2019s at stake for them.'