Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including T

Pompeo Says US Considering Ban on Chinese Social Media Apps, Including TikTok

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2020-07-08 15:46:47

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.

“I don’t want to get out in front of the President (Donald Trump), but it’s something we’re looking at,” Pompeo said in an interview with Fox News.

U.S. lawmakers have raised national security concerns over TikTok’s handling of user data, saying they were worried about Chinese laws requiring domestic companies “to support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.”

The app, which is not available in China, has sought to distance itself from its China-based owner ByteDance to appeal to a global audience and claims to be independent of the Chinese regime.

Pompeo’s remarks also come amid increasing U.S.-China tensions over the handling of the CCP virus, or coronavirus, outbreak, China’s actions in Hong Kong, and nearly two-years of difficult trade negotiations.

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