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Paris Hilton among users targeted in TikTok hack


The video-sharing app told the BBC that a "very limited" number of accounts had been compromised.

The video-sharing app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, told the BBC that a "very limited" number of accounts had been compromised. Trump, who has amassed more than five million followers since launching his account on Saturday, said he will use "every tool available to speak directly with the American people". President Joe Biden is also using the platform to campaign for re-election in November, but he has only picked up around 350,000 followers - far fewer than his rival.

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