FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said in an interview that evidence showed China was spying on American citizens through the app TikTok and it should be banned.
FCC official Brendan Carr defended a ban on TikTok saying that reports were clear the app put Americans at risk due to Chinese government influence.argued there was glaring evidence to support a nation-wide ban on TikTok and blasted the company for failing to convince lawmakers the app did not put Americans at risk.
While speaking about the hearing on Friday's"CBS Mornings," Carr defended the bipartisan call for a national ban. He cited reports where the TikTok admitted"Look, I think the evidence we have now is crystal clear. For years TikTok represented that very little data, if any, goes back to Beijing, and there was a blockbuster story over the summer that got internal communications that said, no, quote, ‘everything is seen in China," he began.
"Then we have our recent midterm elections, the CCP state media set up TikTok accounts to target politicians here for divisive content. So I think we have a lot of evidence of the risk," he added.
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