BDEX is a consumer data exchange that builds lists based on look-alike modeling against a brand’s target audience.  They just launched a new self-service, freemium tool that supports targeting against more than 5,000 audience segments.  Although models are based on uploaded customer lists, BDEX doesn’t retain any of that data.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.