from Voice of America
U.S. officials and lawmakers are warning Americans against using Tiktok, a popular video-sharing application owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance, citing privacy and security concerns.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that Washington has been "engaged in a constant evaluation" to protect the privacy of American citizens and U.S. national security, when asked whether the U.S. is considering banning TikTok.
“We want to make sure that the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t have a way to easily access” U.S.