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  2. Mar 14, 2024 · Many countries are concerned about TikTok's security and the platform's ties to China. This week, the United States Congress approved a bill against ByteDance's app.

  3. Mar 23, 2023 · TikTok is not available in the country, and hasn't been since it was first launched in 2016. That said, there is no official evidence proving or disproving that China banned TikTok.

  4. Mar 24, 2023 · TikTok is fighting to stay alive in the United States as pressure builds in Washington to ban the app if its Chinese owners don’t sell the company. But the wildly popular platform, developed with...

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    • AFGHANISTAN. Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership banned TikTok and the game PUBG in 2022 on the grounds of protecting young people from “being misled.”
    • AUSTRALIA. TikTok was banned from devices issued by the Australian federal government. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said he made the decision after getting advice from the country’s intelligence and security agencies.
    • BELGIUM. READ MORE. Katie Britt used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico as Republican attack on Biden border policy. Biden says he’ll sign proposed legislation to ban TikTok if Congress passes it.
    • CANADA. Canada announced government-issued devices must not use TikTok, saying that it presents an “unacceptable” risk to privacy and security. Employees will also be blocked from downloading the app in the future.
  5. Apr 26, 2024 · CHINA. TikTok has never been available in mainland China, a fact that CEO Shou Chew has mentioned in testimony to U.S. lawmakers. ByteDance instead offers Chinese users Douyin, a similar video-sharing app that follows Beijing’s strict censorship rules.

  6. Apr 3, 2024 · Why there’s no TikTok in China. TikTok’s sister app, Douyin, has more than 700 million users in China. But why did ByteDance, the company behind both apps, create similar but separate...

  7. Apr 25, 2024 · April 25, 2024. In China, there is no TikTok. There is only Douyin. After President Biden signed a bill on Wednesday forcing Chinese company ByteDance to sell its ownership of TikTok, the...

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