In this article, it discusses the way Trump has been trying to ban TikTok from the U.S. He claims it is because it is a national security concern to citizens having China be the owner of the app. However, the firm claims that this has nothing to do with security concern, but is more about the anti-China platform Trump has been acting upon. Trump agreed to allow TikTok to remain if it were sold to a company within The United States, and the government got some of the money, which may also make you question the true intention. There has also been another ban by Trump on an app called WeChat, which is owned by China, but is claimed to be able to obtain the location of people & collect their personal data to also spy on businesses. There are also claims that the app is used as a part of China’s global surveillance. There is a lot of speculation on whether the ban of these two Chinese owned apps are for the better of national security, or just a tactic to stay away from Chinese ties. It has caused more political debates and separation between people due to the disagreement, although both sides seem to have a valid argument, especially when the truth is not very clear.
Tanya Czosek
Article link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53894586
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