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Fortune
Alexandra Sternlicht

TikTok's plans to conquer the U.S. shopping market gets mixed reviews

(Credit: BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images)

After swooping in and taking users away from established social media giants like Instagram, Snap and YouTube, China's TikTok is going after another tech giant on U.S. soil: Amazon.

But while TikTok's AI-driven video platform has proven irresistible to American consumers, the company's efforts to become a shopping destination is already encountering challenges that may prove difficult to overcome. 

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