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TikTok to fight US ban law in courts

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The application app of the video portal TikTok can be seen on the display of a smartphone. [ AFP]

TikTok's CEO vowed Wednesday to fight in the courts to overturn a newly signed US law that could see the popular app banned due to allegations it is controlled by the Chinese government.

The legislation gives TikTok nine months to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.

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