TikTok's parent company ByteDance under investigation for potential spying on US citizens.

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TikTok's parent company ByteDance under investigation for potential spying on US citizens.
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The Justice Department is investigating ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, for possible spying on U.S. citizens, including journalists. The investigation comes amid national security concerns about the collection of user data and calls for action against the app. The Biden administration is considering a nationwide TikTok ban if ByteDance does not divest itself from the app. ByteDance has admitted to inappropriately obtaining data from American TikTok users and is cooperating with any official investigations.

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