A TikTok ban would be a win for Mark Zuckerberg

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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg cheers at a UFC fight. He's likely watching any possible TikTok ban or sale very closely.

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Here's who could buy TikTok if parent company ByteDance has to sell its stake

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With over a billion users worldwide, TikTok is Bytedance's most popular product.

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A former TikTok employee says he had a boss he never met, which concealed the platform's close ties to China

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TikTok is owned by ByteDance.

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TikTok's owner is raking in cash

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TikTok is Bytedance's most popular product, with over a billion users worldwide.

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Members of Congress are getting pushback on the TikTok ban from their own angry Gen Z kids

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Rep. Hillary Scholten, a Democrat from Michigan, and her son.

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Meet Shou Zi Chew, TikTok's 41-year-old CEO who's back in the spotlight

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Shou Zi Chew is the face of TikTok's effort to stay up and running in the US.

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TikTokers feel betrayed by their favorite congressman voting to ban the app — and aren't letting him off with an apology

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Rep. Jeff Jackson, who built a following of 2.3 million on TikTok.

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TikTok CEO doubles down and urges users to get loud and contact senators

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew testifies on Capitol Hill in 2023.

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A millennial whose TikTok business generated $100,000 in sales said a ban on the app could doom his business. But he's developing a backup plan.

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Chad Spangler says most of his customers find his business through TikTok.

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TikTok could be banned in US after House vote

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The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would force ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to sell the popular social media app — or face a potential ban.

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