The threat of a ban of TikTok in the USA boosted the research of VPN

After the announcement of Donald Trump, who wants to ban TikTok US, searches for VPN would have climbed in the country. In addition to protecting the privacy of the user, the VPN can also be used to access services and content that are subject to geographic restrictions.

Using a VPN on a smartphone. © Presse-citron

This week, the application TikTok will likely be at the top of the news in the United States. Very popular among young people, it may soon be banned by the administration to Trump. The fact that TikTok is proposed by a chinese company, ByteDance, is indeed perceived as a threat by the White House.

And obviously, in the case where TikTok would be blocked in the USA, many users could continue to use the social network through a VPN. The VPN allow not only to protect the privacy (especially when it comes to a VPN without logs), they can also allow the user to access the services or content that are normally blocked in their country.

According to the website TechRadar, which relays the data to Google Trends, after the announcement of its intention to block TikTok by Donald Trump, searches for a VPN would have increased on the Google search engine. North VPN, one of VPN providers the more well-known, would have also indicated to the site that it has seen a 15% rise in information requests from the USA after the announcement.

A buyout by Microsoft for save TikTok ?

For the moment, it is not known how the us administration would block this social network. And it is not known whether this blocking can be easily bypassed through the use of a VPN. But in any case, it is to be noted that, currently, negotiations are held to ensure that Microsoft buys u.s. activity of TikTok.

Indeed, following the announcement of the american president, Microsoft issued a press release to indicate that, despite this declaration, the negotiations are ongoing. ” Following a conversation between the CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella and president Donald J. Trump, Microsoft is ready to continue discussions to explore an acquisition of TikTok in the United States. Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of responding to the concerns of the president. It is committed to acquire TikTok subject to a review of complete security and to provide economic benefits appropriate to the United States, including the u.s. Treasury “, one can read in this press release.

The firm of Redmond, however, clarifies that for the moment, it is only preliminary discussions and because of this, there is no guarantee at this stage that the acquisition will take place. Otherwise, an article published by Reuters, which cites sources close to the matter, indicates that Donald Trump would have given a 45-day deadline for Microsoft to conclude the negotiations on a possible takeover of TikTok.

In any case, buying this platform, Microsoft would be a big operation, comparable to the redemption of LinkedIn (or even more important ?). Indeed, although the TikTok is an application relatively young, it is already on the top 10 list of the most popular apps during the past 10 years.