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TikTok and National Security Concerns
This chapter delves into the complexities of TikTok's ownership by ByteDance and U.S. governmental worries over national security, including potential threats to data privacy. It also examines legal challenges faced by TikTok, implications of new legislation targeting foreign-owned platforms, and the ironic use of TikTok by political figures amid these controversies.
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