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How much influence does the Chinese Communist Party have on TikTok?

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70% Informative

An appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok ’s China -based parent company, ByteDance , to sell the video app by Jan. 19, 2025 , or face a nationwide ban on the app.

TikTok is expected to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court , though the court could refuse to hear the appeal.

Politicians want to ban TikTok or at least sever its links to China .

Forcing ByteDance to divest TikTok is a form of prior restraint — the government preventing speech before it occurs.

The Chinese government has long used social media apps owned by U.S. companies to attempt to influence American public opinion.

The forced sale of TikTok or ban is a questionable approach to solving the problems the law aims to address.

VR Score

72

Informative language

73

Neutral language

59

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

17

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