After TikTok, the WiFi router in your home may be next Chinese tech ban target

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  TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma

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  TikTok users flock to popular Chinese app amid potential ban

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  NBC News - Jan. 17
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  Americans and Chinese share jokes on 'alternative TikTok' as potential US ban looms

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  BBC News - Jan. 17
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  ‘My Chinese Spy’ Memes Show Americans Aren’t Sold on the TikTok Ban

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  Wired - Jan. 15
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  Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote tops app charts ahead of potential ban

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  NBC News - Jan. 14
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  With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’

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  Wired - Jan. 13

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