American lawmakers have tried for years to ban TikTok, concerned that the video app’s links to China pose a national security risk.Sapna Maheshwari, a technology reporter for The Times, explains the behind-the-scenes push to rein in TikTok and discusses what a ban could mean for the app’s 170 million users in the United States.Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/sapna-maheshwari">Sapna Maheshwari</a>, who covers TikTok, technology and emerging media companies for The New York Times.Background reading: <ul><li>A tiny group of lawmakers<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/technology/tiktok-ban-congress.html"> huddled in private</a> about a year ago, aiming to bulletproof a bill that could ban TikTok.</li><li>The TikTok law faces<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technology/bytedance-tiktok-ban-bill.html"> court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility</a>.</li><li>Love, hate or fear it,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/18/business/media/tiktok-ban-american-culture.html"> TikTok has changed America</a>.</li></ul>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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The Secret Push That Could Ban TikTok

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