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Sean Illing @ Vox · 09/30/2025 07:30 EDT

Why TikTok is so influential — and why that’s particularly worrisome now

TikTok is not just the most downloaded app in the world; it’s the most powerful information platform on the planet.  The app is also a political flashpoint. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company under the shadow of Beijing. For years, US lawmakers have tried to rein it in, either by banning it outright […]

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