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TikTok likely safe from ban in US until after presidential election
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A point of acute concern is that downloading an app like TikTok and its updates can let China plant malicious software.
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BALTIMORE, Maryland – A Bill forcing Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States will likely hang fire until after the Nov 5 presidential election.
After its quick passage with strong bipartisan support through the House of Representatives on March 13, the Bill is now up before the Senate.
