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Congress Passed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The New York Times · Sapna Maheshwari · last updated
Now the process is likely to get even more complicated. Congress passed the measure citing national security concerns because of TikTok’s Chinese ties.

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The U.S. Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law a measure banning TikTok if it weren’t sold by its Chinese ownership. But now-President Donald Trump gave the service a reprieve, and a sale of its U.S. operations appears imminent.

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