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Democratic and Republican lawmakers push for a US ban on TikTok, arguing the Chinese social media app is a national security concern

risk

. But many of its users claim that this will seriously damage their business.

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

hosting: Gustavus Arellano

guests: LA times

news reporter

technology reporter Brian Contreras and LA Times business reporter Jaimie Ding

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