The department said TikTok’s China-based owner had access to a search tool that would have allowed employees to collect data on users’ views on divisive issues.
TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance had access to a search tool that allowed its employees to collect information on U.S. users’ views on divisive issues such as gun control, abortion and religion, the Department of Justice alleged in the latest chapter of the legal battle over the video app’s future in the United States.
Social media companies, like Meta’s Facebook, also ask users to share their religion and other personal information. However the DOJ alleges that TikTok’s access to sensitive information could cause geopolitical risks, by allowing the Chinese government to demand ByteDance share U.S. users’ data.
The department responded to this by saying that users would still be able to post and view the same content on other social media platforms if TikTok were taken down.
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