Why is America chasing TikTok wholeheartedly?
Recently After being tiktok banned in Nepal, now the demand for a ban in the US has arisen. Why is the US putting thorns on the crown on this app that once wore the crown? Why is he after this Chinese app? Let us know…
TikTok was launched in China in 2016. After that he became popular. In 2017, it started being used all over the world. It became the world’s number 1 app in 2019 and 2020. Last year, Facebook company Meta’s Instagram got a slight lead, with 768 million downloads between October and December 2023, while TikTok had 733 million downloads. After being banned in India, now the demand for a ban in the US has arisen. Why is the US putting thorns on the crown on this app that once wore the crown? Why is he after this Chinese app? Let us know…
Why is America chasing TikTok wholeheartedly?
Why the problem with TikTok?
170 million people in America use TikTok, but lawmakers there are worried that their data is not safe on this app made in China. According to BBC, ‘Chinese companies are required under a law to share data with the government upon demand.’ This concern is about Chinese companies in entire western countries. Therefore, the lower house of the US Parliament has said that if TikTok has to operate in America, it will have to find a new owner. This app can also be shut down completely under a strict law named ‘Protecting Americans from Anti-Foreign Controlled Apps Act’.
Why is America chasing TikTok wholeheartedly?
How will you control?
There is a law in America which talks about ‘foreign control’. This means that if a foreign company or group of people has a stake of 20% or more in an American company, then it may have to face some restrictions. In the case of TikTok, this concern is because it is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. However, ByteDance says on its website that TikTok’s ownership is actually very dispersed. For example, 60% stake belongs to big investors from all over the world (like Blackrock), 20% stake belongs to the creators of the company and 20% stake belongs to the employees working in the company, which also includes more than 7,000 Americans.
Where does TikTok keep its data?
TikTok says that ByteDance employees in China cannot see the data of American users. They claim that the data of American users is stored on cloud servers of a company called Oracle in Singapore and in America itself. Let us tell you, TikTok CEO Shou Ji Chew is also from Singapore. But, a report in the Wall Street Journal has claimed that the personal data of American users could have been accessed from ByteDance’s offices in China. For this reason, TikTok cannot be downloaded on American phones issued for government use. At least 34 US states have similar bans, and more than 50 universities have banned TikTok from being used on their Wi-Fi and computers.
Why is America chasing TikTok wholeheartedly?
Will the bill be cleared in the US Parliament?
This bill to ban TikTok was passed in the lower house of the US Parliament with 352 votes and 65 votes in opposition. This means that most of the leaders of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, supported it. But this bill is still stuck in the upper house (Senate). There are 100 members there and it is difficult for this bill to be passed easily there.
Upper House leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat Party) has said that this bill will be reviewed and some senior leaders of the party have also publicly opposed it. Till now no date has been fixed for voting in the upper house. Meanwhile, there is news that TikTok CEO CEO Chew is going to Washington to talk to senators. TikTok says that this company is ‘not owned or controlled by any government or state entity’ and Chinese government officials have also denied any interference in this matter.
Why is America chasing TikTok wholeheartedly?
How many countries banned TikTok?
In 2020, India had banned many Chinese apps including TikTok after the clash between Chinese and Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh. Nepal also banned it last year due to “content that spreads social unrest”. Even in the European Union and most Western countries, it is not allowed to be used on government phones and devices of officials.
Why is America chasing TikTok wholeheartedly?
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