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the Services may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any United States embargoed countries, or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce's Denied Person's List...
you will not access or use our Services in any manner that would cause us or you to violate any U.S. or international embargoes, economic sanctions, or export controls laws or regulations.
no Materials will be accessed from, downloaded in, released in, carried to, transferred to, transshipped through, exported to, or re-exported...to any territory...to which such Materials could not be transferred directly from the United States
"to any country or territory against which comprehensive sanctions are imposed...including, but not limited to Cuba, Iran, and North Korea...Excerpt from TikTok's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “to any country or territory against which comprehensive sanctions are imposed...including, but not limited to Cuba, Iran, and North Korea...”
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