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Nilay Patel
TikTok makes more kissy-faces at Trump.

The app is partially back online in the US with a message explicitly thanking President Trump. The chances that all this desperate messaging backfires and he still forces a sale are steadily rising — that’s what Trump is saying, and the rest of the GOP is insistent that the law be enforced.

A message attributing TikTok’s return to President Trump.
Defining “efforts” and “back” in this context is a fun exercise.
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