Chinese App ‘TikTok,’ Popular With US Teens, Raises National Security Concerns

Chinese App ‘TikTok,’ Popular With US Teens, Raises National Security Concerns
In this photo illustration, the Tik Tok app is displayed on an iPhone in San Anselmo, Calif., on Nov. 1, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, massively popular among teens in the United States, is facing a national security review over its $1 billion acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly.

In a recent letter to U.S. lawmakers, the company insisted it’s not controlled by the Chinese communist regime, but experts and politicians are becoming increasingly wary due to mounting concerns.

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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