TikTok is in the crosshairs of American policymakers again over its ownership by Chinese internet giant ByteDance.
, urging the tech giants to remove TikTok from their respective app stores — calling it “an unacceptable national security risk.”
Carr’s comments amount to little more than saber-rattling, given that the FCC does not have the authority to regulate apps. His call to have TikTok banned in the U.S. came after a June 17report that TikTok staffers in China have “repeatedly” accessed U.S.-based users’ data.
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