In just three years since its launch outside of China, TikTok's popularity has skyrocketed. But the app's success is looking increasingly tenuous.
The video-sharing social media platform is the No. 1 app on the Google Play Store and number two on Apple App Store, and has been downloaded more than 165 million times by US consumers. The app is now a source for everything from viral dance routines to pranks on the President, and has propped up the plush lifestyles of teen influencers living in Los Angeles"collab houses.
Josh Hawley, have also introduced legislation that would ban TikTok from US government devices. Both Democratic and Republican national committees have warned their staffs about using the app. Wells Fargo on Monday banned its employees from using the app on company devices because of security concerns.
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