The U.S. government is considering instituting a ban on TikTok and other Chinese smartphone apps over security concerns, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said — fears that are unfounded, accord…
and other Chinese smartphone apps over security concerns, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said — fears that are unfounded, according to TikTok.
The Trump administration is “looking at” prohibiting the use of social-media apps from China in the U.S., Pompeo said in an interview Monday with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, specifically calling out TikTok. Americans who use TikTok run the risk of having their “private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party,” Pompeo warned in the interview. “With respect to Chinese apps on people’s cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right, too,” he said, citing the U.S. government’s ban on Chinese telecom equipment vendors ZTE and Huawei. “I don’t want to get out in front of [Donald Trump], but it’s something we’re looking at.
“TikTok is led by an American CEO, with hundreds of employees and key leaders across safety, security, product and public policy here in the U.S.,” the company said. “We have no higher priority than promoting a safe and secure app experience for our users.”, Mayer acknowledged TikTok’s problematic political optics: “There are a lot of politics going on,” he said, asserting that “We are not really a Chinese company.”, after tensions between those two countries escalated in a border clash.
The White House is within its legal rights to ban specific apps “in order to protect the citizens of the United States and their data,” said Dan Fleyshman, founder of social-media agency Elevator.Studio. If “the intense rumors about parent company ByteDance are verified, in regards to Americans data being compromised, just like India recently banned specific apps, you will see Trump’s administration take a similar action as well.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump Administration ‘Certainly Looking At’ Banning TikTok In The U.S., Pompeo SaysThe Secretary of State reignited claims that the Chinese video-sharing app is a threat to national security during a Fox News interview.
Read more »
Trump Administration ‘Certainly Looking At’ Banning TikTok In The U.S., Pompeo SaysThe Secretary of State reignited claims that the Chinese video-sharing app is a threat to national security during a Fox News interview.
Read more »
Pompeo says U.S. looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok: FoxSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is 'certainly looking at' banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
Read more »
U.S. is 'looking at' banning TikTok and Chinese social media apps, Pompeo saysThe comments from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo come amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China and as scrutiny on TikTok and Chinese technology firms continue to grow.
Read more »
Pompeo says U.S. looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTokSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is 'certainly looking at' banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
Read more »
U.S. considering banning TikTok, Chinese social media apps, Pompeo saysHis comments come amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China and as scrutiny on TikTok and Chinese technology firms continues to grow.
Read more »