FACTBOX: Why does the US want to ban TikTok? The allegations against it скачать в хорошем качестве

FACTBOX: Why does the US want to ban TikTok? The allegations against it

TikTok plans to shut U.S. operations of its social media app on Sunday when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said. The app is used by 170 million Americans. President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. Here is a detailed list of U.S. allegations against the company and its parent, ByteDance. TIKTOK MANAGEMENT IS BEHOLDEN TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FBI Director Chris Wray has said TikTok poses a national security risk, adding that Chinese companies are required to essentially "do whatever the Chinese government wants them to in terms of sharing information or serving as a tool of the Chinese government." Members of Congress have complained the Chinese government has a "golden share" in ByteDance, giving it power over TikTok. TikTok has said "an entity affiliated with the Chinese government owns 1% of a ByteDance subsidiary, Douyin Information Service," and says the holding "has no bearing on ByteDance's global operations outside of China, including TikTok." TIKTOK COULD BE USED TO INFLUENCE AMERICANS The FBI's Wray has also said U.S. operations of TikTok raise national security concerns because the Chinese government could harness the video-sharing app to influence users or control their devices. Risks include "the possibility that the Chinese government could use (TikTok) to control data collection on millions of users or control the recommendation algorithm, which could be used for influence operations," Wray told U.S. lawmakers. Former National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone said in March 2023 he was worried about the data TikTok collects, the algorithm used to disperse information to users, and "the control of who has the algorithm." He asserted the TikTok platform could enable sweeping influence operations because TikTok could proactively influence users and could also "turn off the message." TikTok says it "does not permit any government to influence or change its recommendation model." In its decision upholding the law, a three-judge federal appeals court panel said: "The multi-year efforts of both political branches to investigate the national security risks posed by the TikTok platform, and to consider potential remedies proposed by TikTok, weigh heavily in favor of the (law)." TIKTOK WILL HAND AMERICANS' DATA OVER TO CHINESE GOVERNMENT Lawmakers have alleged that the Chinese government, under a 2017 National Intelligence law, can force ByteDance to share TikTok user data. TikTok argues that because it is incorporated in California and Delaware, it is subject to U.S. laws and regulations. TikTok's chief executive has said the company has not been asked by the Chinese government to share U.S. user data and the company has never provided the data. TIKTOK USE HARMS CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH In March 2022, eight states, including California and Massachusetts, launched a probe into whether TikTok causes physical or mental health harm to young people and what the company knew about its role in those harms. The investigation focuses on how TikTok boosts young user engagement, including allegedly increasing the duration of time spent on the platform and how often it is used. In October 2024, Attorney General Letitita James sued TikTok for "harming children's mental health." TikTok says it has taken numerous steps "to help ensure that teens under 18 have a safe and enjoyable experience on the app, and many of these measures impose restrictions that don't exist on comparable platforms." TIKTOK SPIES ON JOURNALISTS In December 2022, ByteDance said some employees improperly accessed TikTok user data of two journalists. ByteDance employees accessed the data as part of an unsuccessful effort to investigate leaks of company information earlier this year, and were aiming to identify potential connections between two journalists, a former BuzzFeed reporter and a Financial Times reporter, and company employees. A person briefed on the matter told Reuters that four ByteDance employees who were involved in the incident were fired, including two in China and two in the United States. Company officials said they were taking additional steps to protect user data. (Production: Roselle Chen) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below:    • Breaking News & Live Coverage   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN ...   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   Instagram:   / abscbnnews   #ABSCBN #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews