His comments come amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China and as scrutiny on TikTok and Chinese technology firms continues to grow.
The U.S. is “looking at” banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Monday.
“With respect to Chinese apps on peoples’ cellphones, the United States will get this one right too.”Related video: TikTok users organize fake ticket reservations to Trump rallyWashington has been on a campaign against Chinese technology firms. But TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, has also been on the radar since last year. Washington has been concerned that the platform censors content and that its data could be accessed by Beijing.
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