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Firm bans, then un-bans TikTok app from employee mobile devices

In the span of a few hours on Friday, Amazon.com Inc banned and then unbanned the TikTok video sharing app from employee mobile devices, calling the move a mistake.

A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. [Reuters]

The news generated widespread attention for the Chinese-owned social media platform coming the same week U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States is “certainly looking at” banning TikTok, suggesting it shared information with the Chinese government.

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