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2025-01-20 01:41:05 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C9966B6BED7F7BFE16A26260AD32998722A36DF9AD366CAA9E362D885990EA6B
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Trumps first term admin initiated a TikTok ban but also helped negotiate a deal in 2020 to prevent it. Microsoft, Walmart, & Oracle planned to create a US operated division of TikTok. However, Biden took office and rescinded the deal with an executive order. https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2020/09/19/walmart-statement-about-potential-investment-in-and-commercial-agreements-with-tiktok-global https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/08/27/walmart-is-teaming-up-with-microsoft-on-tiktok-bid.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/09/19/oracle-and-walmart-to-acquire-20-stake-in-tiktok-trump-gives-his-blessing/ https://www.dwt.com/blogs/media-law-monitor/2021/10/biden-tiktok-executive-order https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966584204/biden-administration-pauses-trumps-tiktok-ban-backs-off-pressure-for-tiktok-to-s
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