Biden admin mulling nationwide TikTok ban if Chinese parent company doesn't divest

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The Biden administration wants TikTok's Chinese parent company to divest itself of the popular social media platform, or it could face a possible nationwide ban.

the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. had recently made the divestment request, and a TikTok spokesperson did not dispute that account.

The Treasury Department, of which CFIUS is a part, declined to comment. The White House and National Security Council also declined to comment. "If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn't solve the problem," TikTok spokesperson Maureen Shanahan told CBS News in a statement."The best way to address concerns about national security is with the transparent, U.S.-based protection of U.S. user data and systems, with robust third-party monitoring, vetting, and verification, which we are already implementing.

A spokesperson for TikTok also said it was not exactly clear what divestment would actually look like, and that concrete details on this were not provided to the company. It was not clear if the company was given any sort of deadline.

 

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Do Facebook, Google and Instagram next.

I am against chines spying. But what does tiktok do that Google. FB, and possibly Microsoft does? They all collect information on users. Gov. Officials shouldn't use it, but what state secrets do kids hold? None. Too much info control by too few in America. Not good.

Bans Maoists from Western communications - STOP THE KOMMUNISTS

Just watched a TikTok from inside the White House soooo how is that going ?

😂. Nuke wars are vital but noooooooooooo. Tickitty tockitty

President Trump was right. Again.

Soviet Union of USA and EU

Well, considering the poll generated off of young Tik Tok users in America vs China, good move. The question was what would they want to do wren they grow up, Chinese kids overwhelmingly said rocket scientist, while American kids said overwhelmingly “social media influencer”…🙄

1st u gotta block me 1st bet u 💯 u wont bet ?

Bravi, affondate pure la Cina. Ne resterà uno solo.

Control everyone were t h e people for tge people I need real people from the white house to speak for the people not fakers just help one country the poor needy with you alawys jesuse said

Do the same America

So late?

Trump & Pompeo wanted to do this years ago but…..

Let me suggest that this is tip of the iceberg. China has infiltrated the world ask yourself why. Because they have a stated goal of dominating the world. And the Western world has their head up their proverbial.....

Biden following Trump again 🤣

Anyone seen barbie who passed out in Los Angeles

government corruption

Chinas TikTok exposing these woke Democrats

Isn’t TickTok on Facebook?

Good.

Every app you download you give them permission to access your phone and sell your info, opening yourself up to be hacked, our own government sells our info to everyone putting us at risk

Biden only wants to do this to HIDE HIS CURRUPTION

Only Globalist brainwashing is allowed in the US not Chinese.

Trump did it 1st

Hate Tik Tok, alls people do is scroll, eventually believe everything on there. There is so much more in this world you can be doing, but instead wasting your time scrolling...

The app is garbage is toxic and is just a bad thing as most people use it. BUT! WHOBTHE FVCK IS THE GOVERNMENT TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO OR NOT? FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION AND NOT A GOVERNMENT THAT JUST FVCK ALL THAT TOUCHES!!! And buy Bitcoin

BanTiktok

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