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Banning apps like TikTok is a slippery slope. Here's why

China and U.S. flags are seen near a TikTok logo in this illustration picture taken July 16, 2020.

Banning foreign-owned technologies can be counterproductive - but what's the alternative? Image: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

Farah Lalani
Global Vice President, Trust and Safety Policy, Teleperformance
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