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TikTok is One Step Closer to Being Banned in the US | WATCH

*New York (CNN) — TikTok has lost its bid to strike down a law that could result in the platform being banned in the United States. A US appeals court upheld the law in a ruling Friday. Denying TikTok’s argument that the law was unconstitutional, the judges found that the law does not “contravene the […]

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TikTok’s Brief Shutdown and Quick Restoration Spark Speculation About a PR Stunt

*TikTok’s brief 12-hour shutdown, followed by its quick restoration after a comment from President Donald Trump, seemed like a strategic move to spark public outrage, according to policy experts quoted by The New York Post. “TikTok’s early shutdown either came down to corporate incompetence or a deliberate PR stunt to encourage a manufactured sense of […]

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House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok Despite Resistance from Trump | WATCH

*(CNN) — The House voted with bipartisan, overwhelming fashion on Wednesday to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok, a major challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps. The bill would prohibit TikTok from US app stores unless the social media platform — used by roughly 170 million Americans […]

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TikTok is ‘Digital Fentanyl’ Says Incoming GOP China Committee Chair | WATCH

*(CNN) — TikTok is an addictive drug China’s government is providing to Americans, says the incoming chairman of a new House select committee on China. GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin told NBC’s “Meet The Press” in an interview that aired Sunday that he calls TikTok “digital fentanyl” because “it’s highly addictive and destructive and […]