A Federal Communications commissioner is urging Apple and Alphabet to remove TikTok from the companies’ app stores.
A Federal Communications commissioner is urging Apple and Alphabet to remove TikTok from the companies’ app stores.
FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said TikTok poses an “unacceptable security risk” because it mines extensive user data.
FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said TikTok poses an “unacceptable security risk” because it mines extensive user data.
which is being accessed by employees in China. TikTok is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance.
which is being accessed by employees in China.
TikTok is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance.
An organization that is beholden to the Communist Party of China and required by the Chinese law to comply.
An organization that is beholden to the Communist Party of China and required by the Chinese law to comply.
TikTok has run into problems with the government over its parent company’s ties to China.
TikTok has run into problems with the government over its parent company’s ties to China.
Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order demanding ByteDance to divest ownership of the app.
Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order demanding ByteDance to divest ownership of the app.
He threatened to shut down the company’s operations in the U.S.
He threatened to shut down the company’s operations in the U.S.
Scrutiny of TikTok quieted when President Joe Biden took office,
Scrutiny of TikTok quieted when President Joe Biden took office,