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TikTok divestment bill would give government stronger legal position: US DOJ

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TikTok divestment bill would give government stronger legal position: US DOJ

The US government believes it would have a stronger legal position if legislators ordered Chinese company ByteDance to divest TikTok instead of banning it, according to a document from the Justice Department. Lawmakers and the Biden administration have raised concerns about national security risks posed by TikTok's access to sensitive data. The one-page document highlights the need to separate TikTok from its Chinese-based parent and states that divestment would allow Americans to retain ownership of their data while minimizing disruption. A bill requiring divestment was unanimously approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. TikTok maintains that it has not shared US user data with the Chinese government.

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