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Sep 2023
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TikTok Faces More Bans, This Time in Afr...

The Wall Street Journal
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TikTok is facing bans in several African countries but the reasons are different from the concerns in the U.S. and Europe. WSJ reporter Alexandra Wexler joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what TikTok is facing and how it’s pushing back.

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