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The Met Police, which has more than 30,000 officers, has blocked mobile-phone access to TikTok and most other social-media apps

Under pressure from the U.S. government, TikTok is now facing the music with the possibility of a nationwide ban if it defies a government order to sell to an American company — unless the popular social media app can convince a high-powered panel that its data security restructuring plan sufficiently…

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Superstar Pride was in his bed at 2 a.m. one morning, writing the words to what would become the Mississippi rapper's breakthrough hit, "Painting Pictures." He knew it was special by the time it left his pen, and quickly uploaded it to YouTube and Audiomack to watch the song spread.

Lawmakers’ push to ban app comes as they mull extending powers that force tech firms to enable mass snooping for the US.

WASHINGTON — Two lawmakers questioning TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before a House panel last week flashed their tech credentials, challenging Chew’s reassurances about the safety of the video sharing app for U.S. users.

Two lawmakers use their tech experience to go beneath the surface of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's reassurances about the safety of the app.

Lawmakers, unconvinced after five hours of testimony from company chief Shou Zi Chew, are set on restricting the platform

While many readers support banning TikTok in the U.S., others say that U.S. companies have gotten away with much worse.