x

Why U.S wants to ban TikTok, other Chinese-linked Apps

The TikTok app will be banned from US app stores from Sunday unless president Donald Trump approves a last-minute deal between US tech firm Oracle and TikTok owner ByteDance. US authorities say the Chinese video sharing app threaten national security and could pass on user data to China.

The United States of America is on the verge of banning the popular social media app, TikTok, and other apps that are based in or have links with China. 

The move is predicated on security concerns that the Chinese government officials could gain access to American users’ data under Chinese law that could compel the company to hand over information. 

A new bill by U.S. lawmakers indicates that the impending ban is not only targeting Chinese apps but also “any social media company in, or under the influence of, China, Russia, and several other foreign countries of concern.”

Specifically, the bill is targeting TikTok which is owned by ByteDance.

Nairametrics understands that the company will remain the main target until the day it can be certified that it no longer poses as a security threat to the United States of America.

Earlier this year, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had written to Apple and Google requesting them to remove TikTok from their app stores. FCC Commissioner, Brendan Carr, accused TikTok of harvesting swaths of sensitive data that are being accessed in Beijing. 

The Commissioner alleged that TikTok is not just an app for sharing funny memes or videos but a “sophisticated surveillance tool that harvests extensive amounts of personal and sensitive data.”  

ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, however, assured the U.S. regulator that it was not under the influence of the Chinese government, adding that Americans’ data are saved with the company. These assurances have, however, failed to douse the tension. 

Hot this week

Ododo’s Livestock Vision Gets Boost as New Ministry Takes Over L-PRES Project in Kogi

By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja The Kogi State Government has officially...

Wike Commissions Wuye Engineering Infrastructure,16 years After

By Joyce Remi-BabayejuHistory was made on Tuesday when...

INSPIRATION:Building a Reliable Humanity: Where Peace and Growth Reign

With Mary EwaLife will always remain a venture—an unfolding...

ITF Screens 15,000 Plateau Artisans for Federal Government’s Skill-Up Programme

By Israel Adamu, JosThe Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has...

BREAKING: Police Arrest Omoyele Sowore at Abuja Court

Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, was arrested...

INSPIRATION:Building a Reliable Humanity: Where Peace and Growth Reign

With Mary EwaLife will always remain a venture—an unfolding...

MRA announces call for entries for 2026 Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards

By Achadu Gabriel, KadunaMedia Rights Agenda (MRA) Thursday,...

Over 50 terrorists neutralize, 70 wounded in severe battle with troops

By Achadu Gabriel, KadunaWith renewed vigour and triumph,...

Consumer Protection Commission charges against food adulteration

By Israel Adamu, JosThe Federal Competition and Consumer...

ECOWAS Role in Conflict Management and Resolution of the Malian Crisis

By Abdul Mahmoud YayaleThe protracted crisis in Mali...

Bingham University, commissions multipurpose laboratory, office complex

By Israel Adamu,JosBingham University, Karu,on Thursday achieved...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img