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TikTok sparks user revolt in US over sale plan


The proposed law would prohibit apps controlled by "foreign adversaries". TikTok has urged users to protest.

"America's foremost adversary has no business controlling a dominant media platform in the United States," said committee chairman Mike Gallagher, a Republican of Wisconsin. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, said TikTok posed "critical threats to our national security" because its parent company was "required to collaborate" with China's political leadership. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) agreed, saying the move represented an effort to score "cheap political points during an election year".

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