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TikTok Faces US Ban After Losing Court Appeal

The US government alleges TikTok allows Beijing to collect data and spy on users (Credit: AFP)

TikTok faces a US ban after it lost an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19.

The potential ban could strain US-China relations just as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on January 20.

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