Senate launches commission to investigate TikTok In the US, this network social in a hot seat In Europe, the authorities are also raising ton They want to see it more clearly. The French Senate has just decided to set up a commission to investigate TikTok. It was the group Les Indépendants, classified on the right, that took this initiative. Claude Maliuret, senator from Allier, justifies his approach: “There are a number of serious accusations against this network, not to mention that any Chinese company is generally obliged to cooperate with Chinese intelligence systems. Therefore, it seems to me quite logical, quite necessary, that the Senate hold a commission of inquiry on this matter. Thus, the 19 senators who will participate in this commission of inquiry from March will try to determine whether the Chinese platform has fulfilled its obligations in terms of protection personal data. Another challenge: to see if the network strategy matches social differs from country to country.
Emmanuel Macron criticizes TikTok
Note that TikTok has come under some pretty scathing criticism from Emmanuel Macron, who said in December last year: “This network is ridiculously naive. They have 10,000 very well trained guys promoting content. He knows very well what you like (…) promotes very well made things that are much more innovative than the Americans. He also accused the network social create a “real addiction” and spread “hidden Russian propaganda”. This does not prevent the President of France from having an account in 3.9 millions subscribers. In the United States, TikTok is also at its peak. The law prohibits son installation on the devices of civil servants. A strong measure that could follow a general ban on US soil.
EU cracks down on tech giants
In Europe, TikTok is also followed quite closely. via application of the Digital Market Law and the Digital Services Law. These new rules aim, among other things, to further protect user data and strengthen social media moderation. It is precisely the two aspects that TikTok is worried about in Uncle Sam that Vera Yurova, who is in charge of values and transparency, also recently warned: “There can be no doubt about the security of European users’ data, the fact that it is not being illegally accessed by the authorities of third countries. . »
