TikTok has more than 100 million users (Opens in a new tab) in the country. TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew is also set to testify before Congress (Opens in a new tab) next week. ByteDance is currently deciding how to respond to the demand. is taking a stronger stance against the app amid security concerns and alleged data collection. The development is an additional indication that the U.S. user data from Chinese government access.Īccording to reports from the BBC (Opens in a new tab) and The Information (Opens in a new tab), people familiar with the matter say the initial WSJ report was "overstated" and that the ban was implied. In January, the app announced that it has put $1.5 billion towards Project Texas (Opens in a new tab), TikTok's plan to supposedly protect U.S. Everything you need to know about the TikTok ban in the U.S.īrooke Oberwetter, a spokesperson for TikTok, told WSJ, "If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn’t solve the problem: a change in ownership would not impose any new restrictions on data flows or access." The statement continued to say "robust third-party monitoring" is the right path: "The best way to address concerns about national security is with the transparent, U.S.-based protection of U.S.
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