This senator tells NPR why he led a charge against TikTok — and
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The House has voted overwhelmingly to ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell it. So now the future of the wildly popular social media platform is in the hands of the Senate.
The House has voted overwhelmingly to ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell it. So now the future of the wildly popular social media platform is in the hands of the Senate.
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A legacy in speeches: Remembering Nelson Mandela 10 years after his death
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This senator tells NPR why he's leading a charge against TikTok — and what comes next
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Researchers Claim TikTok's Suppressing Get Out The Vote Efforts In the study, TikToks where users spoke in political terms performed three time worse than nearly identical videos where the same terms
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TikTok CEO set to tell U.S. lawmakers that ByteDance is 'not an agent of China' : NPR
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Florida minors warn of consequences ahead of social media ban Senate vote
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Facebook paid Republican strategy firm to malign TikTok - The Washington Post
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Senators Demand TikTok Reveal How It Plans To Collect Voice And Face Data : NPR
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Federal judge blocks Montana's TikTok ban before it takes effect : NPR
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This senator tells NPR why he's leading a charge against TikTok — and what comes next
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What campaign ads tell us about the state of the 2024 election ahead of New Hampshire
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GOP Sen. Mike Rounds says 'common sense' will yield bipartisan defense spending bill
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McConnell says he'll support a gun reform bill if it matches the proposed framework