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The Danger of TikTok to the US and of a ‘TikTok in Reverse’ for the CCP

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The Danger of TikTok to the US and of a ‘TikTok in Reverse’ for the CCP
The TikTok logo is displayed at a TikTok office in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 20, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Bradley A. Thayer
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Sound warnings against using the social media app TikTok, owned by the Chinese firm ByteDance, have been voiced since the Trump administration. Most recently, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has starkly warned about the dangers of the app.

Bradley A. Thayer
Bradley A. Thayer
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Bradley A. Thayer is a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China and the coauthor with Lianchao Han of “Understanding the China Threat” and the coauthor with James Fanell of “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.”
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