Reuters reveals TikTok freezes hiring of advisers for a US security deal as opposition mounts

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Jan 06, 2023 at 6:17 p.m. 1 minute

Reuters exclusively announced that TikTok has suspended a hiring process for consultants who would help it implement a potential security deal with the United States amid growing opposition to such a deal among US officials. President Joe Biden reversed an order issued by his predecessor, Donald Trump, to ban TikTok in the United States in 2021, but talks between his administration and the social media company continued over a possible deal that would prevent ByteDance from separating from TikTok to have to.

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