[pockmarked19]

There were alert messages on the app directly referencing Trump as a savior pre-ban, during the one day they dropped service, and post-ban.

[squigz]

What exactly did these messages say?

[patte]

Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now

A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now.

We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!

Jan 19, 2025

[thunky]

This shows that Trump reversed course on the ban, but it doesn't explain why.

[NekkoDroid]

Most likely that TikTok in some for or another helped him win the election.

[talldayo]

Which is not unprecedented for TikTok: https://kyivinsider.com/russia-and-china-just-rigged-romania...