The TikTok issues marketers should (and shouldn’t) fret over

TikTok's uncertain future: the issues marketers should (and shouldn't) fret over

A TikTok ban would require U.S. lawmakers to prove that the short-form video app is a genuine national security risk. So far, that hasn't happened.

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