Bytedance Must Divest Assets, Future of TikTok in US Remains Uncertain

“The administration is committed to protecting the American people from all cyber threats and these apps collect significant amounts of private data on users,” said McEnany, adding that the Chinese government can access and use such data.

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TikTok said it spent nearly a year trying to engage in “good faith” with the US government to address these concerns.

“What we encountered instead was that the Administration paid no attention to facts, dictated terms of an agreement without going through standard legal processes, and tried to insert itself into negotiations between private businesses,” the company’s statement said. 

(Writer & Editor: Associated Press)

Source: https://apnews.com/1f636191b0b9e28c7041fb64fb547801