3 theories to explain Trump's TikTok flip-flop

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Former President Donald Trump said if TikTok got banned, it would benefit Facebook, which he called "a true Enemy of the People!"

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Congress and the White House are talking about a TikTok ban, again. TikTok is taking them seriously.

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TikTok is trying to encourage some users to speak up against a proposed ban of the app.

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Elon Musk gloats after Meta resorted to announcing an Instagram and Facebook outage on X

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Elon Musk mocked the rival tech company in a series of posts.

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Facebook down? 7 ways to troubleshoot if the app is not working on your device

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You may need to try several troubleshooting methods if Facebook isn't working on your device.

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Ryanair once deleted a viral tweet about Prince William after Kensington Palace complained, says ex-head of social

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A Ryanair plane and Prince William.

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MrBeast has grown up. He thinks his YouTube videos should too.

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YouTube's biggest star MrBeast.

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People are incredulous that an ordinary house in rural Montana is on the market for over $1 million

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People think this home in Whitefish, Montana, isn't worth its $1.1 million price tag, but its owner does.

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British politicians think they have a plan to combat Andrew Tate's influence in schools. It's doomed to fail.

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Anti-feminist influencer Andrew Tate, under house arrest for rape and human trafficking charges, has millions of fans.

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Mark Zuckerberg gave a fan his vintage Facebook hoodie with a handwritten note

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A young Mark Zuckerberg in 2010.

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Wait. Why is Reddit losing so much money?

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Reddit is losing money, it reports in its IPO documents. But why? It's at least partly because of R&D spending.

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