J.R. StoneAs lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok due to security concerns, Bay Area business owners are speaking out about how they could be impacted.TikTok is now front and center in Washington D.C. where lawmakers are threatening to ban the social media platform due to security concerns."Yes I'd be upset, yes," said April Flores of San Jose.Flores is firing back about the idea of a ban.
Having a Chinese parent company, lawmakers are concerned that China will be able to collect US data from the TikTok platform. They're also concerned that China could direct misinformation through the platform, all of which could be used in cyberattacks.
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