One FCC commissioner believes that the U.S. should ban TikTok over national security concerns …
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00:00One FCC commissioner believes the U.S. has no choice but to ban TikTok in order to protect
00:06user data and the country's national security. So why are there concerns about TikTok and is
00:11a ban even possible? Ruth can explain in less than 60 seconds. TikTok is owned by the Chinese
00:16parent company ByteDance, which some U.S. officials believe poses a threat to national security.
00:21Specifically, the FCC is concerned that user data from American TikTok accounts could make
00:26its way back to China, where someone could then use it to influence elections or other
00:30political processes in America. Because of this, TikTok and the U.S. government are working on
00:35negotiations to have ByteDance divested to an American company. And according to a New York
00:40Times article, a preliminary agreement was drafted in September. A TikTok spokesperson said the app
00:45is confident it will reach an agreement with the U.S. government that will satisfy all reasonable
00:50national security concerns. The FCC cannot ban the app. It will need help from Congress, which
00:55has taken action over the agency's concerns before.