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Chiara Castro

YOU WONT BELIEVE: What is the restrict act and how will it affect the tech industry - What They Never Told You

USA Stars and Stripes flag made of Computer Code

The dispute between the US government and the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok has reached a new high, with a wave of regulations forbidding its use on government devices spreading through the Western world. 

An outright ban for all US citizens seems to be the White House's final goal, though, making VPN services a necessity for maintaining access to the app. However, legally speaking achieving such a ban hasn't been easy.

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