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TikTok’s American future hangs by a thread amid Trump’s influence and the need for an urgent sale

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(FILES) In this photo illustration the social media application logo for TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a US flag and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023. TikTok faces a US ban after an appeals court on December 6, 2024, rejected its challenge to a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19. The potential ban could strain US-China relations just as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on January 20. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)

TikTok's American dream may be over unless it finds a new owner soon.

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TikTok is expected to appeal against a court ruling that upheld a law banning the popular app in the US over national security concerns. 

But unless it finds a new owner soon, its American dream may well be over.

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