White House says restrictions on TikTok could come in 'weeks, not months'
Source: The Verge
White House says restrictions on TikTok could come in ‘weeks, not months’
US has already hinted at a TikTok ban
By Sam Byford@345triangle Jul 15, 2020, 9:43pm EDT
The White House has hinted at a timeframe for taking action against TikTok, the popular social video app owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance. Last week Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration was “certainly looking at” banning the app, and now Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows says a move could come within weeks.
“There are a number of administration officials who are looking at the national security risk as it relates to TikTok, WeChat and other apps that have the potential for national security exposure, specifically as it relates to the gathering of information on American citizens by a foreign adversary,” Meadows told reporters traveling from Atlanta on Air Force One. “I dont think there’s any self-imposed deadline for action, but I think we are looking at weeks, not months.”
TikTok denies that it is a security risk, and has taken measures to distance itself from Douyin, the Chinese version of the app. The company has appointed a new CEO, ex-Disney exec Kevin Meyer, and last week it pulled out of Hong Kong after the region adopted a new national security law giving further power to the central Chinese government.
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Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/15/21326573/tiktok-us-ban-timeframe-mark-meadows-wechat-action
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