National security grounds are cited for seeking change of ownership of the social media platform
China has slammed the approval of a US bill that would ban TikTok unless it severs ties with its Chinese parent company. Photograph: AFP/China OUT via Getty Images
In the US, fears about access to the vast quantity of data gathered by TikTok – and, it must be said, other social media platforms – have preceded this attempt at a ban. “We are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realise the impact on the economy, seven million small businesses, and the 170 million Americans who use our service.”
In the US, there is Project Texas, a plan that effectively walled off US data from the rest of the company, safeguarding user data in an attempt to allay any concerns.The bill, as it currently stands, will compel Chinese owner ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok’s US business within six months or face being shut down in the country.
But TikTok fought back, and before the bill came into effect on January 1st, a federal judge blocked it. Montana is appealing the decision, but the outcome is far from certain.
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