Japan Lawmakers to Urge Government to Put Curbs on TikTok Use: NHK

Japan Lawmakers to Urge Government to Put Curbs on TikTok Use: NHK
A person holds a smartphone with Tik Tok logo displayed in this picture illustration taken on Nov. 7, 2019. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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TOKYO—Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to push for steps to restrict the use of Chinese-owned video app TikTok, concerned that user data may end up in the hands of the Chinese regime, public broadcaster NHK said.

A group of lawmakers led by former economy minister Akira Amari made the decision at a meeting on Tuesday and plans to submit a proposal to the government as early as September, NHK reported on Tuesday evening.