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Masad: TikTok will not be banned outright without full Republican control

Amjad Masad · Amjad Masad: How I Founded Replit; Zuck's Famous Saying; Will TikTok be banned? | E987 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Mar 11, 2023 · at 50:42

Amjad Masad, founder and CEO of Replit, predicts the likelihood of an outright US government ban on TikTok.

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“Banning them outright, I don't see that happening unless there's like a full Republican government and like, you know, will of, you know, political will.”

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