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Lawmakers are once again focusing on technology – and fashion must brace itself

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It’s hard to overstate TikTok’s influence on fashion and beauty trends and social commerce, or the impact of AI on virtually any other part of retail. So as both faced major new mandates on two continents on Wednesday, brands began bracing for what could be a momentous impact. The House of Representatives just introduced a … Read more

House passes bill banning the app in the US unless its Chinese parent company sells its ownership stake

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The House of Representatives has passed a bill by a wide margin that would make it illegal to distribute or host TikTok in the US – effectively blocking it from some 170 million US users – unless Chinese owner ByteDance withdraws its stake in repels the popular app. This is the first time that a … Read more

Can the US ban TikTok? Legislation would force apps to break away from their parent company or be kicked out of app stores

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A rapidly advancing proposal from members of Congress could pose one of the biggest threats yet to TikTok’s future in the US. Bipartisan legislation from the House of Representatives would force the China-based platform to sell a controlling stake or face removal from U.S. app stores. Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed bringing … Read more