As TikTok’s sale-or-ban deadline looms, there are concerning reports that ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company and a close ally of the Chinese Communist Party, is trying to retain control over the app in any potential deal. In an effort to influence public opinion, ByteDance has flooded the country with TikTok ad campaigns, which only heighten suspicions about the true nature of TikTok’s current operations. This is precisely why we should be even more vigilant — ByteDance’s control over TikTok has already jeopardized our national security. The law is clear: any deal must eliminate Chinese influence and control over the app to safeguard our interests.
If ByteDance remains in charge, we’ll be facing another underappreciated set of risks: a future plagued by legal chaos and shareholder lawsuits that would hurt U.S. consumers and businesses and shackle American tech companies. Failing to carefully enforce the law would trigger catastrophic consequences. To protect the American people from the CCP, ByteDance must be exorcised from TikTok.
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