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Appeals Court Upholds U.S. Ban of TikTok

The Wall Street Journal · last updated

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that TikTok can be banned in the U.S. over national security concerns, upholding a federal law requiring the popular social media app to shed its Chinese ownership to keep operating.

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