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The popular social media app, TikTok, is banned in the United States, after the passing of PAFACA.
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TikTok
Video-focused social media platform
TikTok, known in mainland China and Hong Kong as Douyin, is a social media and short-form online video platform owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which may range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed through a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
United States legislation
The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA), signed into law on April 24, 2024, bans social networking services within 270 days defined as a "foreign adversary controlled application" if the president deems them a national security…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 18
Day of the year
January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 347 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)