U.S. officials. worried the Chinese-owned TikTok is spying on Americans and spreading misinformation, are considering banning the app.
RELATED: Here's why TikTok will be banned on government-issued devices
TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. Scrutiny over TikTok’s relationship with Beijing put the company in the crosshairs during the Trump administration and the Biden administration.
Now, some lawmakers in the U.S., including the Biden administration, are demanding that the app be sold or banned.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, his first appearance before a Congressional committee
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Its best to ban it in whole world
You fool, It’s not even a Chinese-owned cooperation. Read more and be blessed with wisdom.
@Popsicle Ice honestly the last words you said you should take your own advice lmao
@Popsicle Ice it has ties to the chinese government & its Military. Its spyware bud. You havent been taking this seriously & need to be informed about the information surrounding tiktok. Just because its a popular app doesnt mean its safe.
Coi leray on suicide watch
Banned rn
Just move to another platform, or invent your own that doesn’t spy on people.
Not that easy we lose all of our followers and income
@Typical_republican654 sad to hear.. but you always have to have plan b.
which platform doesn’t spy on ppl?
Don’t care 🤷♀️
They better go get a real damn Job!!! Maybe NOW I can get some real customer service
No one wants to get yelled at for $7.50 anymore Susan
Wake up it’s 2023. The age of entrepreneurship
karen
It’s not Chinese owned🤣 keep spreading misinformation
Ceo is Chinese
@LockdownTV HES FROM SINGAPORE YOU DINGBAT🤣🤣
Tik tok parent company is ByteDance. Guess what nationality they are
@Nesia187 I’m sorry I have learned that Singapore is a country on its own while I thought it was a city in China I’m a bigot and learned my lesson and will be more PC going further🫶🏿
There are plenty of other platforms that don’t spy on you
Just get a vpn
why don’t they just move to another country that supports TikTok….expats relocate all the time 🤣
Or move to YouTube 😂 shorts
Tough beans, get a job
I like that self-confidence that spy has. Give her a medal. A red colored one, make that certain.