why is tiktok getting banned

[elizabethjones]

what was the real reason the government wanted to ban the app in the first place

 

[Rapunzel]

TikTok is facing bans mainly because governments worry that its Chinese parent company ByteDance could allow the Chinese government to access user data or influence content, raising national security and privacy concerns.

 

[jack_turner]

some governments worry about data privacy and security

 

[bayarea_dev]

lawmakers are worried about how the app collects and shares user data