How will TikTok be impacted by U.S.-China relations? Some lawmakers have renewed call for bans ahead of March hearing.
WASHINGTON — Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China remain tense following a Chinese surveillance balloon being spotted over U.S. skies earlier this month.
CEO of TikTok set to go before Congress early next month as the social media application faces intense scrutiny from both parties. However, what is the chance the popular social media site faces a ban from the United States government?The reality is TikTok is very popular in the United States. In fact, around 90 million Americans are estimated to use it.
In Washington, that transaction and relationship have been met with concern by lawmakers and national security officials — expressing a worry that sensitive data might be shared.While tensions remain high with China following the recent surveillance balloon controversy, right now, the focus is on what the White House and a little-known government panel known as the"Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States" decides.
"TikTok is not the Chinese communist party; it's a private company," professor Milton Mueller with Georgia Tech said in a recent interview.
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