TikTok Ban Deadline Looms

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TikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law that forces the video sharing platform to divest itself from its China -based parent company, ByteDance , or shut down its U.S. operations.

Several parties have expressed interest in buying the platform.

Experts have also noted the Chinese government is unlikely to approve a sale that includes TikTok ’s coveted algorithm.

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