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TikTok crackdown shifts into overdrive, with sale or shutdown on table

TikTok crackdown shifts into overdrive, with sale or shutdown on table
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The Wall Street Journal
By Natalie Andrews, Georgia Wells, Kristina Peterson. Stu Woo, Keach Hagey and Jessica ToonkelWASHINGTON – Legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States or force its sale is hurtling toward a vote in the House after months of behind-the-scenes efforts on Capitol Hill. The new push caught the service off-guard, ratcheting up interest from possible buyers and raising the possibility that one of the most popular apps in the country could soon be shut down. Lawmakers have decried TikTok for years, expressing concern that th...

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