President Trump wants to ban TikTok. He’s already signed up for a rival app

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Washington. Trump is en route to Minnesota and Wisconsin. | Alex Brandon, Associated Press

What is Triller? It’s a rival app to TikTok that now has a President Trump account

President Donald Trump has joined Triller, a rival app to TikTok, a social media app that the president wants to ban.

What’s going on:

The New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz noted that Trump has an account on Triller, a social media app seen as a rival to TikTok.

• Trump’s account has about 3,500 followers.
• His account has an introduction video with more than 590,000 views so far.

• The introduction video includes lines from Trump, who says he is a professional at technology,” and “nobody can do it like me.”
• Other videos on the account hit at former Vice President Joe Biden.

Donald Trump has launched an official profile on TikTok competitor Triller https://t.co/n5g9YDXqnB pic.twitter.com/hcr7goziDO

— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) August 15, 2020

What is Triller?

Triller has been deemed the “adult version” of TikTok, which has been highly popular among teens and youngsters, according to Digiday.

The app allows people to film themselves rapping to songs. The app’s algorithm will show similar apps, much like TikTok.

Triller is all about music, though. It has investment from Snoop Dogg, 21 Savage and Migos.

• Digiday said: “It’s this specific fandom, more so than the actual product itself, that makes Triller such an intriguing prospect for marketers now. Yes, there’s a crossover between the audiences of both apps, but Triller is focused on serving a more engaged subset, i.e music fans.”

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