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442 Biden administration decides not to ban TikTok, pushes the matter to Trump's table

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Firstpost Tech 2 place · 01/16/2025 22:03 EDT

Biden administration decides not to ban TikTok, pushes the matter to Trump's table

Outgoing US President Joe Biden will not formalise the ban on TikTok and will leave the implementation of the controversial law in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump once he returns to the Oval Office, a White House official said

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