With over 800 million active users and 2 billion downloads, the Chinese made app, TikTok, is extremely popular. Though there are red flags surrounding the platform’s collection of user data. As Jeff Semple explains, the Trump administration fears it could be a risk to America’s national security.
- Trump official says U.S. action on TikTok, WeChat security risks coming in ‘weeks’
- Amazon bans, then unbans workers from using TikTok on phones