It turns out that TikTok refused to open an ``account that disseminates a general account and transmits Chinese government propaganda''
Short video sharing SNS TikTok, which is very popular among young people, has official accounts not only for individuals and companies but also for government agencies, and there are cases where various information is transmitted. With such TikTok, there was an attempt to open an account that disguised itself as a general account and disseminated Chinese government propaganda, but it was rejected due to opposition from TikTok executives. .
Chinese Government Asked TikTok for Stealth Propaganda Account - Bloomberg
TikTok refused to host disguised account for Chinese government | TikTok |
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/29/tiktok-refused-to-host-disguised-account-for-chinese-government
China Attempted to Open Stealth Propaganda TikTok Account | PCMag
https://www.pcmag.com/news/china-attempted-to-open-stealth-propaganda-tiktok-account
Bloomberg obtained a message in April 2020 addressed to Elizabeth Cantor, TikTok's head of government relations for the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Israel, in which she said, ``I'm interested in joining TikTok. , The main purpose is to spread content (some propaganda) that introduces the good side of China, so there was a reference to a Chinese government agency that does not want to be seen as a government account.
The Chinese government agency's request was rejected as a 'sensitive' issue following discussion by Kanter and other TikTok executives. Bloomberg reports that the incident sparked an internal discussion on other sensitive requests at TikTok.
A TikTok spokesperson told Bloomberg, ``We refused to support the request because we believed the creation of such accounts violated our community guidelines.'' TikTok's policy stipulates that accounts hide their identities to engage in organized activities that exert influence or shake public opinion, and that they oppose political advertising. In addition, it was explained that the request reported this time was an informal one ``from an employee's friend'' and was not officially asked.
Mr. Kanter and Mr. Erich Anderson, TikTok's global corporate affairs, declined to comment to Bloomberg, and the Chinese government did not respond to a request for comment.
TikTok has long denied ties to the Chinese government, but government agencies and politicians around the world are skeptical of data breaches by TikTok. In June 2022, overseas media BuzzFeed reported that ``American user data was still accessible from TikTok's Chinese office,'' Brendan Carr, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States. called on Apple and Google to 'ban TikTok in the app store'.
Report that TikTok is setting up a backdoor that flows American data to China - GIGAZINE
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Commissioner of the US Federal Communications Commission calls for Apple and Google to `` ban TikTok ''-GIGAZINE
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