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Potential Fallout From U.S. TikTok Ban

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By Rick Yi/Joyce Tseng

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Washington is increasingly scrutinizing the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok over security concerns. The White House has banned it from all government devices. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew sat through a tough Congress hearing on March 23rd. And the pending RESTRICT Act could ban the app from all devices in the country. TaiwanPlus talks to Russell Brandom from the tech news site Rest of World to unpack the implications.