What will become of TikTok if it does get banned?
As the Trump administration considers a ban on TikTok, the Chinese-owned short video app, an opponent of such a move says it would jeopardise US tech firms and global business norms.
TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based Internet tech company ByteDance, has denied that it shares user data with China. TikTok has become a user sensation around the world, particularly among teenagers and young adults in the US. About 60% of its 26.5 million monthly active users in the United States are between the ages of 16 and 24, the company said late last year.
“Security experts have voiced concerns that China’s vague patchwork of intelligence, national security and cybersecurity laws compel Chinese companies to support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party,” they wrote. Early this month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US was “certainly” exploring a ban, citing concerns that the app has shared user data with the government in Beijing. Pompeo said people should use TikTok “only if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party”.
Pompeo, in his recent remarks, “was advocating for a more holistic look and view at Chinese technology companies and social media companies” and “how that affects American citizens”, said Ortagus.
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