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Democratic and Republican lawmakers push for a US ban on TikTok, arguing that China’s social media app is a national security issue

risk

. But many of its users claim that it will seriously harm their businesses.

Today we hear from some of them. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavus Arellano

guests: LA times

news reporter

Technology reporter Brian Contreras and LA Times business reporter Jaimie Ding

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