ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, said it had applied for a technology export license, a sign it is putting its deal for TikTok before the Chinese government for approval. ByteDance said it had applied for the export license in accordance with China’s list of prohibited and restricted tech exports. China recently updated its list to include software such as the computer algorithms that...
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