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Facebook Stole This Small Company’s Name for Its TikTok Clone, Lawsuit Claims

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Blair Sargent claims he spent big money on Facebook ads—and then Facebook turned around and took his company’s name.

Taylor Hatmaker
Taylor Hatmaker 

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