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You Blinked, and TikTok Became a National Security Threat Why governments want to ban the world’s most loved Chinese app — and what it has to do with geopolitics, paranoia, and suspicious dance moves

Published on May 3, 2025


You Blinked, and TikTok Became a National Security Threat Why governments want to ban the world’s most loved Chinese app — and what it has to do with geopolitics, paranoia, and suspicious dance moves

It started simple: an app for short videos, viral dances, and time-killing trends. The reality? TikTok became a geopolitical dispute with a remixed soundtrack and choreographed drama. And no one quite understood how we went from “check out this pasta recipe” to “threat to national security.”

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