TikTok to delay launch of US shopping platform - WSJ


FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed TikTok logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Bytedance, TikTok's Chinese parent, has delayed the roll out of its shopping platform in the United States, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The app is facing growing pressure in Washington including calls for ban by many in Congress who fear its US user data could fall into the hands of Chinese government.

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