Chinese App TikTok maybe banned in US says, Mike Pompeo

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Yesterday on Fox news that the U.S. 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,” Mr. Pompeo said.

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.”

Mr. Pompeo said Americans should be cautious in using the short-form video app owned by China-based ByteDance.

“Only if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party,” Mr. Pompeo remarked when asked if he would recommend people to download TikTok.

Cnet.com

The huge Chinese social media company has experienced phenomenal growth in the last three years. It's been downloaded more than two billion times.  But around the world, and not just in the US, TikTok is facing a backlash. 

It's finding out the hard way that being international, a tech company, and Chinese isn't a great combination right now. 

By far its largest market, India, banned TikTok last week, along with 58 other Chinese apps.

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