Pompeo says U.S. looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok

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Source: Reuters

TECHNOLOGY NEWS JULY 6, 2020 / 11:41 PM / UPDATED 37 MINUTES AGO

Pompeo says U.S. looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok

(Reuters) - 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 Chinese roots to appeal to a global audience and has emphasized its independence from China.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-china-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-looking-at-banning-chinese-social-media-apps-including-tiktok-idUSKBN2480DF

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1. I'm actually OK with this. First thing out of this administration I'd say that about.

Of course, if they do it, they'll do it in a way that screws it up because they want to profit from it rather than protect Americans.

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2. Guess Trumpy didn't appreciate how he got punked Tik Tok users