After the US Congress banned the TikTok app on employee mobile devices, lawmakers plan to further regulate social media companies later this year.
Several congressmen and the director of the federal police (FBI, for its acronym in English), Christopher Wray, recently expressed their concern about the structure that underlies the ownership of TikTok, which could violate the information of North American users, according to US media. . .
In addition, congressmen such as Republican Mike Gallagher argue that the blocking of this Chinese social network should be extended to the national level.
Frances Haugen, who disclosed Facebook’s internal documents on data use, told NBC television that social platforms similar to TikTok, such as Twitter and YouTube, use similar algorithms, which should be considered by Congress in its search for more transparency.
The management of the administrative services of Congress prohibited, last Tuesday, the download and use of the TikTok application on all government mobile devices.
And at least 19 state governments have decided the same regarding their employees.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio, elected by the State of Florida, has even presented a bill to ban the social network throughout the US.
The Chinese social network is owned by ByteDance, which confirmed two weeks ago that it “uses TikTok to monitor the physical location of journalists through their IP addresses,” according to a Forbes report.
As a result of the investigation into illegal surveillance tactics, ByteDance fired its chief auditor, Chris Lepitak, as well as executive Song Ye, the magazine reported.
Some media have echoed in recent days theories that TikTok was an espionage instrument of the Chinese government in the US.
Source: TSF
