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TikTok’s Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew went to Capitol Hill Tuesday to lobby against a bill that would force the app’s Chinese parent to sell it or face a ban in the US.
Joined by influencers from the popular short-video platform, Chew sought to persuade senators to reject the legislation. A vote in the House of Representatives scheduled for Wednesday appeared increasingly likely to get the two-thirds approval necessary even though former President Donald Trump has reversed his stand and suggested he opposes a ban.