One billion users, but bans mount up for TikTok

  PARIS, France - TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has brought plenty of scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. The European Commission is the latest organisation to ban the app from its equipment, following similar moves in the United States. So is TikTok a spying tool for Beijing, a fun app, or both? Under pressure Global action against TikTok, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, kicked off in earnest in India in 2020. It was among the Chinese apps barred after deadly clashes on the border between the two countries, with New Delhi saying it was defending its sovereignty. The same year, US President Dona...

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