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TikTok fights ban in court as Harris and Trump campaigns embrace the app

Even as both the Harris and Trump presidential campaigns have leaned heavily into TikTok to reach younger voters, the weeks are ticking down before the wildly popular app is banned in the US under a new law that has drawn bipartisan backing. TikTok is set to present its case to a DC appeals court on Monday morning for why the company believes the looming ban is illegal.


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