GOP lawmaker: TikTok a 'security threat' and should be banned 'immediately'

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A GOP congresswoman says TikTok CEO's testimony made it clear to her that the app is 'an immediate threat' from China and that she supports a ban

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers on Sunday said that Tiktok represented"an immediate threat" from the Chinese Communist Party and supports banning the popular video app in the United States.

"I would say there's an immediate threat via TikTok from the Chinese Communist Party. That is the reason that I believe we need to ban TikTok immediately. It is a national security threat," McMorris Rodgers said."It united Republicans and Democrats on the committee as to the urgent need for us to take action."

McMorris Rodgers pointed to Tiktok and parent company ByteDance as having ties to the Chinese government, which she said is a major risk to Americans. "The best way to address concerns about national security is with the transparent US-based protection of US user data and systems with robust third-party monitoring, vetting and verification, which we are already implementing," the company said in a statement earlier this month.

 

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Loll. Sure

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$meta lobbyist paid her well I guess

If you can ban it, it’s not a threat.

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