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TikTok says Biden administration pressuring it to sell company as security concerns grow

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72% Informative

The Chinese parent company of TikTok says the Biden administration is pressuring it to sell to an American firm or face a national ban.

Nick Schifrin reports on the national security concerns of the hugely popular video app.

Amna Nawaz discusses TikTok's future with Matt Perault of the University of North Carolina's Center on Technology Policy.

VR Score

80

Informative language

84

Neutral language

42

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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