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Will TikTok Be Banned or Sold?
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Will TikTok Be Banned or Sold?
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Kamala Harris
"[W]e have no intention to ban TikTok."
Sep 16, 2024
Forbes
Pew
"Half of Americans think it’s very or somewhat unlikely that TikTok will be banned in the U.S."
Sep 05, 2024
Pew Research Center
Michael Beckerman
“This legislation is a clear violation of the first amendment rights of the 170 million Americans on TikTok.”
Apr 22, 2024
Guardian
Shou Zi Chew
"This legislation, if signed into law, will lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States."
Mar 13, 2024
USA Today
Shou Zi Chew
We will "protect this amazing platform that we have built with you [TikTok's users]."
Apr 20, 2024
CityNews Toronto
Mike Gallagher
"What we're after is - it's not a ban. It's a forced separation [between ByteDance and TikTok].
Mar 13, 2024
NPR Online News
Donald Trump
A vote for Trump will "save Tik Tok in America"
Oct 07, 2024
Truth Social
Shou Zi Chew
"We aren't going anywhere."
May 07, 2024
Washington Post
Gabriel Wildau
"TikTok might still subsist in some form in the U.S. market."
Mar 13, 2024
CBS
Shou Zi Chew
“The facts and the Constitution are on our side and we expect to prevail."
Apr 24, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter
ByteDance
"ByteDance doesn't have any plans to sell TikTok."
Apr 26, 2024
BBC News
Michael Beckerman
"[W]e will move to the courts for a legal challenge."
Apr 24, 2024
Sentinel Colorado
Shou Zi Chew
The six-month deadline to sell TikTok "will lead to the banning of the app in the country."
Mar 15, 2024
CBS
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