Why the Trump administration may force TikTok's Chinese owner to sell it
, and Trump has in the past touted executive orders that did not pan out as advertised.)
“It seems silly, but I don’t think they’re really interested in 17-year-olds doing somersaults,” Holstein said. “They’re looking for information that helps them get into systems. Let’s say you work in military high tech, and they access your daughter’s phone. They can use that information to try to access your own phone, your email, your computer.”To date, however, no one has produced evidence that China is using TikTok in this way.
Still, several government agencies have ordered employees to remove the app from their phones. App researchers have discovered that TikTok wasin iPhones every few seconds. TikTok had said that was an anti-spam measure and ended the practice after it was publicized. In response to Friday’s report of an effort to force a sale, TikTok issued another statement: “While we do not comment on rumors or speculation, we are confident in the long-term success of TikTok. Hundreds of millions of people come to TikTok for entertainment and connection, including our community of creators and artists who are building livelihoods from the platform.
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