China complicates TikTok sale ordered by US

China complicates TikTok sale ordered by US
The ByteDance headquarters in Beijing, China (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Mon, 31 Aug, 2020 - 18:22
Tali Arbel and Zen Soo, Associated Press

The Chinese government is complicating the US government-ordered sale of US TikTok assets.

China has introduced export restrictions on artificial intelligence technology, seemingly including the type that TikTok uses to choose which videos to spool up to its users.

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