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TikTok Employees Shrug as the US Election Looms

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68% Informative

Employees at TikTok and parent company ByteDance report very little, if any, discussion of US elections or politics among their ranks.

In April , the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act ( PAFACA ) was signed into law, requiring that TikTok sell its US operation to a domestic buyer or be banned.

Experts expect Kamala Harris to carry out the Biden administration’s tech policy, including following through on the PAFACA Act .

Legal experts say even if the new president wanted to save TikTok , there’s not much they can do.

Four years ago , the TikTok ban executive order was blocked in court after the presidency changed hands.

In 2020 , Congress passed the PAFACA bill with overwhelming support this year , making it hard to undo it.

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69

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Article tone

informal

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English

Language complexity

48

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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1

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