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TikTok a CCP ‘Intelligence Weapon’: Experts Sound Alarm on Threat

Ahead of CEO's congressional hearing, experts say the app logs every keystroke of every user for the Chinese Communist Party

TikTok a CCP ‘Intelligence Weapon’: Experts Sound Alarm on Threat
TikTok advertisement in Union Station, Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
3/22/2023|Updated: 3/27/2023
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Social media giant TikTok is aggressively lobbying in Washington ahead of congressional hearings on the company’s ties to China’s communist regime.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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