Does this story remind you of something? It’s normal, Donald Trump had launched the same kind of threat a few years ago. When Joe Biden had taken power, things had calmed down a bit, before escalating again in recent months.
The application is already prohibited in the terminals of several officials in Europe, the United States, Canada. It is identified as a cybersecurity threat by the Czech Office for Cybersecurity and Information Security (equivalent to our ANSSI).
Several American colleagues explain that the White House would have given ByteDance an ultimatum: sell TikTok or be banned. “ The White House request comes from CFIUS, a government agency tasked with assessing the risks of any foreign investment to US national security. », explains the AFP.
TikTok confirms the situation to our colleagues and specifies that, “ if the objective is to protect national security, a transfer does not solve the problem: changing ownership will not mean the imposition of new restrictions on the flow of data or access to it ».
« The best way to address national security concerns is to use the country’s US user data protection systems, with strong controls and third-party verifications, which we are already implementing. place “, adds the company.
As we explained recently, TikTok is trying to put out the fires everywhere by multiplying ads and seduction operations. In January, the managing director of TikTok – Shou Zi Chew – was thus in Brussels. A few days ago, the Clever project was also announced in Europe.
