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TikTok warns US ban would 'trample free speech'


The US House of Representatives voted on Saturday to ban the app if TikTok's owner does not cut China ties.

Image caption, Western officials have voiced alarm over the popularity of TikTok with young people, alleging it is subservient to Beijing and a conduit to spread propaganda - claims denied by the company's owner Bytedance The US House of Representatives voted in March to give ByteDance six months to sell TikTok to non-Chinese owners, or have the app blocked in the US - but that bill is still pending Senate approval. Speaking ahead of Saturday's vote, Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi told the BBC's World Business Report programme that they want the app to continue.

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