raucous year he on horizon for Tik Tok in The United States anti-Chinese Republicans also win more control in Congress, prompting calls for greater control of It is a very popular video sharing application.
Chinese owned tech ByteDance giant, TikTok has become a political punching bag for American conservatives who The app is allegedly downloaded by millions of we young people can be circumvented for Espionage or propaganda by the Chinese Communist Party.
But the Democrats have it now joined storm of Criticism and US President Joe Biden last Signed week a new which law bans the use of Tik Tok on governmentOutgoing devices. the law also bans Tik Tok use in American House of Representatives and the Senate.
TikTok is the equivalent of “digital “Fentanyl,” Republican Representative Mike Gallagher said, one of the leading sounds in Congress against China, compare the app to deadly Opiate effect.
“It’s very addictive and destructive and we’re seeing alarming data about the impact of corrosion of Fixed social media useespecially on young men And women here in He told NBC News.
“We have to ask if we are want CCP to control what is on cusp of become more powerful media company in America,” Gallagher told NBC.
A TikTok spokesperson said that there are “zero truthGallagher comments that the Chinese Communist Party “has no direct or indirect control”. of ByteDance or TikTok. “
the national Law matches dozens of government-use bans At the state level, local level and now TikTok USA is fighting for survival as a Chinese owned company, with development chance that he would have to divest his investment from ByteDance in okay remain on American smartphones.
This was the fate he demanded former President Donald Trump who I ordered TikTok operations in The United States is sold to the American company Oracle before entering Biden office And took Less draconian approach.
But the mood towards TikTok has deteriorated considerably last month when ByteDance was forced to admit that employees improperly accessed TikTok data to track journalists to determine the source. of leaks media.
The criticism even extended to the other West countries with French President Emmanuel Macron last The month of accusing the Chinese social network of Censorship content and encouraging online addiction between young people.
comprehensive package
TikTok has been putting up for months of effort in trying to find a long term arrangement with United State government Through the Interagency Secret Committee on foreign investment in United States (CFIUS).
Reports revealed that TikTok and the Biden administration were on the edge of A long term transaction that would specify strict guarantees for User data in the United States.
The solution under consideration by CFIUS is comprehensive package of Sizes with Layers of government And the independent oversight…far exceeds what any peer company is doing today,” said TikTok spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter.
But the arrangement was held up middle public Criticism by FBI Director Christopher Wray who He said he still sees TikTok as a threat to national Safety.
opinion last Month warned that the Chinese could control the app’s algorithm, leaving US users vulnerable to government “this, no share Our values, that’s him mission This is very contradictory with What is it in the best interests of United State “.
TikTok vehemently denies that the Chinese government He has such controls.
