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TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there?

Summary by Ground News
TikTok is fighting to stay alive in the U.S. as pressure builds in Washington to ban the app. But the wildly popular platform, developed with homegrown Chinese technology, isn't accessible in China. Instead, there's a different version of TikTok, a sister app called Douyin.

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TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there?

In fact, TikTok never existed there. Instead, there's a different version of TikTok — a sister app called Douyin.

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TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there?

In fact, TikTok never existed there. Instead, there's a different version of TikTok — a sister app called Douyin.

·Salem, United States
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TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there?

In fact, TikTok never existed there. Instead, there's a different version of TikTok — a sister app called Douyin.

·Lancaster, United States
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TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there?

In fact, TikTok never existed there. Instead, there's a different version of TikTok — a sister app called Douyin.

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TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there?

In fact, TikTok never existed there. Instead, there's a different version of TikTok — a sister app called Douyin.

·Albuquerque, United States
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TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there?

In fact, TikTok never existed there. Instead, there's a different version of TikTok — a sister app called Douyin.

·Jackson, United States
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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Friday, March 24, 2023.
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