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With less than six months to go, no clear plans for a TikTok sale
Aug 5, 2024
In April, President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill compelling ByteDance to sell TikTok to a government-approved buyer in 270 days, or face a ban in the U.S. Meanwhile, TikTok is hoping for a win in court.
Worry about foreign ownership of telecom companies has a long history in the U.S.
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Henry Epp
Apr 24, 2024
It's part of an overall mistrust of foreign influence with deep roots in American history.
Congressional crackdown on TikTok raises logistical and legal questions
Mar 14, 2024
Efforts to force parent company ByteDance to either divest or sell off the app would likely meet resistance from China.
Oracle may be left out of TikTok's razor-sharp algorithm
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Jennifer Pak
Sep 14, 2020
The wildly popular app relies on algorithm-based customizing that's helped glue users to their screens.