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There has been much speculation about the security of TikTok, a video sharing social media app that exploded in popularity in 2020. In August of last year, former U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning TikTok in the United States , unless ByteDance, the Chinese parent company that owns TikTok, divested ownership or an American company purchased the app. At the time, the Trump administration expressed national security concerns because TikTok was owned by a Chinese company, although TikTok has repeatedly denied claims that they have shared user data with Beijing. TikTok Trends in Politics Though President Joe...
