The debate over banning TikTok has been poisoned by anti-Asian rhetoric

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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 Zi Chew testified before Congress in March, starting a discussion about the anti-Asian rhetoric surrounding TikTok.

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RESTRICT Act explained: proposed TikTok ban is 'a PATRIOT Act for the digital age,' some lawmakers say

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In this photo illustration the social media application logo for TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a US flag and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023. - China urged the United States to stop

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel says he would love a US TikTok ban in the short term

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel.

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America's best bet for banning TikTok would have terrible side effects

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The RESTRICT act is the leading legislation to ban TikTok, but experts warn it could have huge consequences.

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Here's every country that has partially or completely banned TikTok as the US threatens a nationwide ban

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Montana recently became the first state to pass a bill banning TikTok. It is unclear if the governor will sign it into law.

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Montana's legislature has passed a statewide ban on TikTok

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In this photo illustration the social media application logo for TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a US flag and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023. - China urged the United States to stop

The viral success of ByteDance's new app Lemon8 shows just how pointless a TikTok ban would be

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Bytedance is pushing a new social media app in the US, Lemon8, as it deals with calls for a TikTok ban.

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A top TikTok lawyer reportedly laughed when an employee asked about a potential ban in US

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One of TikTok's top lawyers reportedly laughed when asked in an employee meeting what the company would do if the app was banned in the US.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejected banning TikTok in her first TikTok video, saying it 'just doesn't feel right to me'

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted her first TikTok video Saturday.

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A TikTok ban is inevitable and that spells trouble for US stocks, Gene Munster says

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You can see who views your TikTok profile, but others can see you too.

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