Despite its popularity, the TikTok app poses a security threat to the United States and the western world, says FBI Director Chris Wray. Find out what the source of his fears is…
TikTok is the favorite app younger generations, and its success is shaking the galaxy GAFAM. From the top of its billion users, mostly Americans, it is reigns supreme on social media. However, this Chinese platform could also pose a threat to the West.
FBI Director Chris Wray himself just said so this tik tok is a threat to the national security of the United States. He believes that this video sharing application “ does not share our values » and that its owner ByteDance ” manipulate content “.
Back in November 2022, Wray voiced his concerns at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing. He then admitted that he believed the Chinese Communist Party could use the application for the mission its influence over the powerful algorithm TikTok recommendation and collection of user data or control of software for espionage purposes.
This Friday, December 2, 2022, the head of the FBI held a speech at the University of Michigan. He explained that ” All of these things are in the hands of a government that doesn’t share and have our values a mission contrary to the interests of the United States “. According to him, “ that should concern us “.
The most popular app submitted to the Chinese Communist Party
As a reminder, China’s national security laws require that private companies operating in the country do so make all their data available to the government on request.
Since the launch of TikTok in 2016, the United States has confided in its concerns. Everything escalated in 2018 when TikTok became the most downloaded app in the country. in the France rises to second place of the most downloaded apps in 2022 behind WhatsApp according to data.ai ranking.
still loud wray, the Chinese government has shown his desire to steal Americans’ data on a scale that eclipses all others “. According to him, American citizens should stop giving anything to China. so much capacity to format the content perform influencing operations and access other people’s devices “.
Two camps have torn apart in the United States
2020, Donald Trump sounded the alarm and set a deadline for TikTok to find an American buyer. He threatened to ban the app in the United States, but the Biden administration reversed that decision in 2021. Despite this, Joe gave Biden an executive mandate to investigate the apps linked to foreign opponents.
September 2022, TikTok COO Vanessa Pappastestifies before the US Senate. She promised that the company would not store US data in China.
The application has been running in the United States since 2022 routed via the American company Oracle. The goal is stricter content moderation, less likely to be affected by the Chinese authorities.
the In Washington, the debate rages on, for the safety and future of the application. Last month, Republicans Marco Rubio and Mika Gallagher proposed legislation to permanently ban TikTok. Several Democrats are also voicing their concerns, such as Senator Mark Warner…