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• State governments are banning TikTok, and global leaders are applauding the effort
• TikTok has reportedly spent $1.5 billion to set up the team that will shepherd U.S. user data

  TikTok is offering concessions to the White House to get a pact in place to shepherd U.S. user data. Will President Biden take the deal?

  
• Republican governors are banning TikTok on state devices

  Republican governors, such as South Dakota's Kristi Noem, are banning state employees from using TikTok on government devices.

  
• Some tech companies are enduring layoffs. TikTok is hiring.

  TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said that his company will continue hiring. It wants to add 1,000 engineers in the U.S. to secure user data.