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      • TikTok is once again facing a potential ban in the United States. The app has been under threat since 2020, as lawmakers increasingly argue that the Chinese government’s relationship with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, raises national security risks.
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  1. Mar 13, 2024 · Recent legislation in the House of Representatives highlights the discussion of national security risks from the use of TikTok have identified three potential sources of danger. The first is that TikTok is part of a nefarious Chinese government influence operation designed to sway U.S. politics.

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  3. Sep 6, 2022 · Amid a flurry of talking points and takedowns as the United States midterm elections loom, lawmakers and regulators have reheated claims about TikTok, a social media app they say poses a threat...

  4. Mar 28, 2023 · A key fear among lawmakers and other government officials is that TikTok could share sweeping data on U.S. users with the Chinese government or the Chinese government could force the platform to manipulate the content displayed to U.S.-based users.

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  5. Apr 6, 2023 · The Chinese social media company TikTok is a potential threat to the United States, John F. Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy and principal cyber advisor to the...

  6. Nov 17, 2022 · The head of the FBI says the bureau has "national security concerns" about the U.S. operations of TikTok, warning that the Chinese government could potentially use the popular video-sharing app...

    • Rachel Treisman
  7. Mar 20, 2024 · The House on Wednesday passed a bill with broad bipartisan support that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to either sell the hugely popular video app or have it banned in the United States.

  8. Dec 3, 2022 · FBI Director Chris Wray believes TikTok poses threats to national security as a Chinese-owned app “that doesn’t share our values” and could “manipulate content.”

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