Donald Trump says ``banning TikTok will give power to Facebook, the enemy of the people.''
Republican presidential primary candidate Donald Trump has expressed concern about the move to completely ban the Chinese social media app TikTok in the United States. This is in contrast to President Joe Biden's position
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In an interview with CNBC, Trump said, ``Without TikTok, Facebook would be bigger. I believe Facebook is the enemy of the people,'' and expressed concern that a complete ban on TikTok is being promoted in the United States. revealed.
Because TikTok is operated by the Chinese company ByteDance, there are growing concerns that American user data could be leaked to China, and there are already laws in place that prohibit the use of TikTok on government-controlled devices. It is determined. As a follow-up to this, the US government is forcing TikTok to ``stop its services in the US or sell it.''
TikTok CEO Shou Chu said, ``TikTok is independent from ByteDance in the United States, and the platform's headquarters are in Singapore and Los Angeles, so American data is managed by an American company overseen by Americans.'' '', but the government is not understanding.
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As the backlash against TikTok continues, a bill that could order the sale of TikTok, the ``Protecting Americans from National Security Threats from Applications Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act,'' has been submitted to Congress and is expected to be released in 2024. It was unanimously passed by the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on March 7, 2019.
Regarding this bill, President Biden said, ``If both the House and Senate pass the bill, I intend to sign the bill,'' leading to speculation that TikTok will finally be forced to make a final decision. .
Trump, for his part, acknowledged concerns about national security and data privacy surrounding TikTok, but said, ``There's a lot of good and a lot of bad about TikTok.'' ``There are a lot of people who love TikTok, and there are a lot of young kids who would go crazy without TikTok,'' he said, appearing to partially defend TikTok.
In addition, since it was Mr. Trump when he was president who started calling for a complete ban on TikTok, there are doubts about the claim, which can be seen as a change in policy.
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However, Trump has pointed out that because TikTok is owned by China, there is an unavoidable national security risk, saying, ``If China wants something from TikTok, TikTok will give it.'' It expresses the opinion that 'deaf'. He added, ``I'm not trying to double the size of Facebook. If we ban TikTok, other social networks, especially Facebook, will benefit greatly. Especially when it comes to elections, Facebook has no control over us.'' I think it's a very bad thing for the country.'
The bill has mixed opinions, with opponents saying, ``Requiring American ownership of any company sets a dangerous precedent,'' and ``TikTok poses a threat to national security.'' 'The above concerns are unique and proven, so concerns about the bill should not be an issue,' the opinion of those in favor of the bill.
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