TikTok has set up a Twitter account @tiktok_comms to clear up misinformation and rumors about its social media platforms in real-time.
TikTok said Monday that it would use the platform to set the record straight.
"We have launched a new information hub to shine a light on the facts, and serve as a source of truth to address the misinformation about TikTok," TikTok said.
TikTok is the daily destination for millions of people to express themselves creatively. We have launched a new information hub to shine a light on the facts, and serve as a source of truth to address the misinformation about TikTok. https://t.co/3dfEibdNsB
— TikTok_Comms (@tiktok_comms) August 17, 2020
US President Donald Trump issued a second TikTok-related executive order Friday, giving the app's owner ByteDance 90 days to complete the sale of TikTok's US business.
This is seen as good news for TikTok and its future in the US. The prior executive order could have forced US-based app stores to stop distributing the TikTok app if ByteDance did not reach a deal to divest from it in 45 days.
The new order buys time for ByteDance to sort out a potential deal for TikTok in the US.
Microsoft reportedly considering acquiring TikTok's UK business
