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U.S. FBI Director Wray warned today that the popular video-sharing app TikTok is in the hands of the Chinese government, which has "different values from ours."
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(CNA) FBI Director Chris Wray today raised national security concerns over the popular video-sharing app TikTok, warning that the app is in the hands of a Chinese government that "does not have the same values as ours."
The Associated Press reported that Wray said the FBI was concerned about China's ability to control TikTok's recommendation algorithms "so they can manipulate content and, if they want to, use it to exert influence."
He also asserted that China may use this software to collect user data and then use it in traditional espionage work.
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"It's all in the hands of a government that doesn't share our values, that's not doing what America's best," Wray said in a speech at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. interests, and we should be worried about that.”
Wray's concerns, which he expressed when Congress discussed the same issue last month, are also being raised in Washington's dialogue on TikTok now.
The former US President Trump’s administration threatened to ban the use of this software in the United States in 2020 because it was worried about the influence of Chinese authorities on TikTok, and forced the parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American company.
U.S. officials and ByteDance are currently negotiating to reach an agreement to address U.S. security concerns.
Wray said the negotiation process is ongoing among various agencies of the U.S. government.
TikTok spokesman Brooke Oberwetter said in an emailed statement: "As Director Wray said previously, the FBI's opinion has been taken into consideration as part of our discussions with the U.S. government at this moment. Although we cannot reveal the secrets The details of the discussions, but I am confident that we will be able to fully address all legitimate national security concerns of the United States, and have made great strides towards implementing a solution."