The US is poised to ban TikTok unless the social media app cuts its ties to China. US lawmakers overwhelmingly voted for a bill which forces the Chinese owner to sell the app to an owner from a country other than China or face a total ban. The US is that the social media service could be used to collect American citizens' personal data and that it poses a threat to national security. China has protested, saying it's unfair to use those arguments to bring down the competitive advantage of other countries.
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0:00 US about to rule on TikTok
2:28 Steven Beardsley, DW Reporter
6:13 Dr Mathias Kettemann, Leibnitz Institute for Media Research
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Chapters:
0:00 US about to rule on TikTok
2:28 Steven Beardsley, DW Reporter
6:13 Dr Mathias Kettemann, Leibnitz Institute for Media Research
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