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In January, the popular Chinese social media app TikTok went offline for its 170 million Americans. The outage marked a turning point in a long-running dispute over data privacy and national security, with US lawmakers concerned about the app’s Chinese ownership. A law passed by Congress required ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to sell its US operations or face a ban.
Contributors:
Presenter: David Baker
(Photo: TikTok message announcing a ban. Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images)
By BBC World Service4.6
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In January, the popular Chinese social media app TikTok went offline for its 170 million Americans. The outage marked a turning point in a long-running dispute over data privacy and national security, with US lawmakers concerned about the app’s Chinese ownership. A law passed by Congress required ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to sell its US operations or face a ban.
Contributors:
Presenter: David Baker
(Photo: TikTok message announcing a ban. Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images)

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