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What's in the U.S.-China deal for an American TikTok spinoff

Season 2025 Episode 262 | 8m 49s

President Trump announced a deal with China's Xi Jinping to spin off a U.S. version of TikTok, the wildly popular social media app. A Chinese company developed and owns the app, which raised concerns in the U.S. over national security and data privacy. Nick Schifrin reports.

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