The TikTok CEO's day in Congress was a 'disaster' that means the app will still likely get banned or sold, Wall Street says

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TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in front of Congress Thursday, but it did little to assuage lawmakers concerns about the social media app.

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TikTok commands the attention of 150 million American users. That's its best defense yet against Biden's threat of a ban.

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TikTok reports that it's up to 150 million monthly active users in the US. That means effort to ban the app could meet stiff resistance.

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman says the push to ban TikTok is 'xenophobic' and 'part of another Red Scare'

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Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York holds up a phone at the Capitol in May 2022.

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Biden and Trump agree on at least one thing: Something has to be done about TikTok. But it's not that easy.

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Banning TikTok has become a bipartisan issue, but it's not easy.

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It's wild that Western governments have decided that TikTok might spy for China. The app hasn't helped itself.

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Shou Zi Chew and the TikTok logo.

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TikTok's CEO says demands from the Biden administration for its Chinese owners to sell up won't solve security fears in the US

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Shou Zi Chen and the TikTok logo.

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Buying TikTok would be really hard, even for Big Tech. Here are the most likely to do it, including Microsoft and Oracle.

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US lawmakers are pushing TikTok to sell its US business, but experts say it doesn't have many viable buyers.

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Banning TikTok would be an early Christmas gift to Mark Zuckerberg

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Meta could stand to benefit from a TikTok ban.

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The UK has banned TikTok on government devices — joining the US, Canada, and the EU — despite a charm offensive dubbed 'Project Clover'

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TikTok launched "Project Clover" to convince lawmakers data will be safe.

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TikTok's codenamed 'Project Clover' is a push to win over European lawmakers as it faces a critical US ban

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The TikTok logo and the Irish tricolor.

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