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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Kari Paul

US moves forward plan to ban TikTok as AOC joins protests supporting app

People gather outside Capitol Hill last week in support of TikTok.
People gather outside Capitol Hill last week in support of TikTok. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Lawmakers have said they’re moving forward with plans for a national ban on TikTok, as users including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez take to the app to protest.

The snowballing effort to take action against TikTok comes after company chief Shou Zi Chew appeared before a US House committee for five hours on Thursday, where lawmakers from both parties grilled him about national security and other concerns involving the app.

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