How will the US TikTok ban affect me?

How will the US TikTok ban affect me?

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TikTok and its possible US ban - here’s what happens next…
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Only two months ago Joe Biden joined the social media platform TikTok with a video captioned "lol hey guys". Now, the US president is poised to sign a bill that could ban the popular app - unless its parent company sells it.  
  
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American lawmakers have tried for years to ban TikTok, concerned that the video app’s links to China pose a national security risk.

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Are we really about to ban TikTok?
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Mr. TikTok goes to Washington
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TikTok is on Capitol Hill today. Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of the popular social media app, testified in front of Congress about the company’s data security practices and its relationship with the Chinese government ...

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