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• Montana’s attempt to ban TikTok is facing multiple legal challenges
• Ex-ByteDance employee’s lawsuit claims Chinese government accessed U.S. TikTok user data

  A wrongful discrimination lawsuit filed by an ex-ByteDance employee alleges that the Chinese Communist Party accessed U.S. TikTok user data.

  
• TikTok’s CEO wants us to believe the app’s U.S. data is secure. A new report suggests otherwise.

  TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gave his first public address since facing Congress. Meanwhile, a new report damns the app's data security.

  
• TikTok and ByteDance have spent at least $13.4 million on U.S. lobbying since 2019

  TikTok and ByteDance have ramped up their lobbying campaigns in D.C. as they hope to avoid a nationwide ban in the U.S.

  
• Here are three big takeaways from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Congressional testimony
• Will the dad of the D’Amelios be the one to rescue TikTok?
• TikTok is sending influencers to Washington, D.C. to lobby on its behalf
• President Biden now has the authority to ban TikTok. But should he?
• The European Commission, like many U.S. states, has banned TikTok on public devices
• TikTok touts “unprecedented levels of transparency” at its new Los Angeles facility
• Will the U.S. ban TikTok? The app’s CEO will plead his case.
• State governments are banning TikTok, and global leaders are applauding the effort