Is Project Texas enough to save TikTok?

2024-12-25 00:05:05 source: category:Invest

TikTok is facing an existential threat in the U.S. The popular social media app has already been banned from federal devices, with several state and local governments around the country following suit. A movement to ban the app entirely is growing in Washington based on fears that the China-owned app poses a threat to national security.

Today we hear about the extraordinary lengths the company is going to to prevent its extinction in the U.S.

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