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TikTok’s Singapore links are deep, but so are US suspicions

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As TikTok faces a potential ban in Singapore, more transparency and engagement in Singapore would help its case. Taken on July 8, 2024 at Central Business District.

TikTok is now one of the biggest tech employers in town, with close to 4,000 workers.

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SINGAPORE - TikTok’s association with Singapore goes back to 2017, when it registered itself in the Republic, joining the ranks of foreign-owned companies that have chosen to be based here.

The video-sharing social media platform went on an expansion drive from 2020. It is now one of the biggest tech employers in town, with close to 4,000 workers.

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