
TikTok to keep ticking in US for now
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 28, 2020 - A judge late Sunday stopped the US from banning downloads of TikTok, freeing the video snippet-sharing mobile app to keep winning new users here - for now.
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San Francisco (AFP) Sept 28, 2020 - A judge late Sunday stopped the US from banning downloads of TikTok, freeing the video snippet-sharing mobile app to keep winning new users here - for now.
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