TikTok avoids US ban by finalizing historic Trump-backed American majority ownership deal
Technology,TikTok,Culture,ByteDance,Donald Trump
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TikTok announced Thursday that it has finalized a historic deal to launch a majority American-owned joint venture, a move aimed at averting a potential U.S. ban on the popular social media app.
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