TikTok claims that the app has around 100 million users in the US. If Microsoft manages to acquire the app, it can expect to stand in the competition with social media giants like Facebook and Snap.
Two popular social media influencers, Haneem Hossam and Mawada el-Adham, who are in their early 20s, have been charged by the Egyptian court for their social media posts.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated that his country is also exploring options to ban Chinese apps, including TikTok that threat data security.