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TikTok Ban in US Looms as Biden Kicks Off 270-Day Countdown
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TikTok Says Law Is on Its Side as It Readies to Fight US Ban
TikTok said <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SCEYYVT1UM0W","_id":"0000018f-113c-d583-afbf-d3fca5900000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">legislation passed-bsp-bb-link> by the US Congress Tuesday evening that would force its Chinese parent company to sell its stake or face a total ban of the app in America is “unconstitutional,” and the company will challenge it in court.
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