TikTok's Future Uncertain Amidst US Government Scrutiny and Potential Sale.
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The US Justice Department is investigating ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, over possible surveillance of American citizens, including journalists who cover the tech industry. The investigation is tied to an admission by ByteDance that its employees had inappropriately obtained the data of American TikTok users, including that of two reporters and a few of their associates. The federal criminal inquiry comes as the White House hardens its stance toward forcing the company to address national security concerns about TikTok, including fears that China might be using the popular video service to gather data about or spy on Americans.
- Justice Dept. Investigating TikTok’s Owner Over Possible Spying on Journalists The New York Times
- TikTok in talks with potential buyers as US presses for ban, sources say New York Post
- TikTok Could Be a Hard Sell to Potential Buyers The New York Times
- TikTok tit-for-tat: US may finally reciprocate China’s internet protectionism The Hill
- Joe Biden TikTok crackdown: This might really be it. Slate
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