It was expected, Donald Trump has just announced the ban on the social network TikTok on American soil. The billion-user app is suspected of being used by Chinese spies, in particular, to interfere with the presidential campaign, as was the case for Facebook four years ago.
TikTok is banned from the United States
US President Donald Trump announced on board the Air Force One plane:
As for TikTok, we ban it in the United States.
TikTok belongs to the Chinese group ByteDance and therefore has a billion young users. Often attacked, the social network has often had to defend itself from its links with China. She even accepted an investigation by CFIUS, the American agency responsible for ensuring that foreign investment does not endanger national security.
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal and the Bloomberg agency announced that the president was about to sign an official order to force the Chinese parent company to part with the very popular American application. Ultimately, it will be more radical.
In its defense, TikTok made a commitment a few days ago to have a high level of transparency. This included checking the algorithms as we had seen.
We are not political, we do not accept political advertising, and we do not have an agenda. Our only goal is to remain a lively and dynamic platform appreciated by all. The whole industry is under scrutiny, and with good reason. Due to the company’s Chinese origins, we are scrutinized even more closely. We accept it and take up the challenge .
The social network is therefore in difficulty, after this new ban which follows that of India on June 30.
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