The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its fate.
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TikTok’s Owner ByteDance Pushes a Lemon8 App in U.S.
ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, is trying to woo popular social media creators to Lemon8 before it is officially introduced this year.
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What’s Hot on TikTok? Defending Its C.E.O.
After lawmakers grilled TikTok’s chief executive last week, the app’s users argued that the platform should not be banned in the United States over national security concerns.
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China Denies Pressuring Companies Like TikTok to Spy on Users
China’s foreign ministry rebuffed claims made by U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Thursday that TikTok could be a tool of surveillance for the Chinese government.
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There’s a Problem With Banning TikTok. It’s Called the First Amendment.
American users of the social media platform are indisputably exercising their constitutional right when they post and consume content on the site.