Twitter Will Switch Presidential Account to Joe Biden on Inauguration Day

Twitter Will Switch Presidential Account to Joe Biden on Inauguration Day

Twitter will transfer the @POTUS account to President-elect Joe Biden when he is sworn in on Inauguration Day, the company told Politico. Twitter will transfer the account to Biden even though President Donald Trump has not provided one. “Twitter is actively preparing to support the transition to the White House’s institutional Twitter account on January 20, 2021,” a Twitter spokesman said in a statement to The Verge, Friday, November 20, 2020. “As we did for the presidential transition in 2017, this process is being carried out in close consultation with the National Archives and Archives Administration.” Other presidential accounts, including … Read more

US Agrees to Delay TikTok App Acquisition by 15 Days

US Agrees to Delay TikTok App Acquisition by 15 Days

The United States (US) government approved ByteDance’s request to extend the divestment deadline TikTok, the sale and purchase of the company will be completed in 15 days. The US Foreign Investment Committee (CFIUS) granted an extension of 15 days to “give parties and committee additional time to resolve matters in a manner consistent with the Order”. US President Donald Trump on August 14 ordered ByteDance to take off TikTok within 90 days. Then TikTok filed a petition with the Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia, appealing the divestment order. One of the problems that arise as a result … Read more