US Government Pressures TikTok to Sell Stakes or Face Ban
TL;DR
TikTok has claimed that the Biden Administration has threatened to ban the app if its Chinese owners do not sell their stakes in the company. The app has been under scrutiny from lawmakers over concerns that the Chinese government could use it to gain access to private user data or spread misinformation. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. launched a national security review of the app in 2020. TikTok argues that a divestment wouldn't solve concerns over national security and that the best way to address these concerns is with transparent, U.S.-based protection of U.S. user data and systems.
Topics:nationtechnology#biden-administration#chinese-ownership#data-privacy#national-security#technology#tiktok
- TikTok says the Biden Administration is threatening US ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes USA TODAY
- TikTok Pushed by U.S. to Resolve National Security Concerns The New York Times
- The Biden administration demands that TikTok be sold, or risk a nationwide ban NPR
- Opinion | Banning TikTok is a bad solution to the wrong problem The Washington Post
- TikTok: The clock is ticking to ban this dangerous Chinese app The Hill
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on USA TODAY