The Secret Push That Could Ban TikTok

American lawmakers have tried for years to ban TikTok, concerned
that the video app’s links to China pose a national security
risk.


Sapna Maheshwari, a technology reporter for The Times, explains
the behind-the-scenes push to rein in TikTok and discusses what a
ban could mean for the app’s 170 million users in the United
States.


Guest: Sapna Maheshwari, who covers TikTok, technology and
emerging media companies for The New York Times.


Background reading: 


A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year
ago, aiming to bulletproof a bill that could ban TikTok.

The TikTok law faces court challenges, a shortage of
qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

Love, hate or fear it, TikTok has changed America.



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