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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Andrew Griffin

India TikTok ban set ‘important precedent’ says US regulator

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India’s ban on TikTok set an “incredibly important precedent” that shows the US would be able to do the same thing, an FCC Commissioner has said.

The Chinese-owned app is likely to face a similar fate in the US, Brendan Carr said, amid fears that it is being used as a “sophisticated surveillance tool”.

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