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Originally Posted by xXOpkillerXx

For the ignorant me who knows nothing about TikTok culture, why is this important and what is the potential ban reason ? Just legit curious

ban reason is being based in China, and companies based in China are required to fork over data to the government if deemed necessary.

TikTok is a social media giant, but there are other options. Wechat is basically china's equivalent to Skype/Discord. It also functions as a payment option.