US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the country is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
TikTok seems to have become an unwilling pawn in the ongoing feud between China and some countries. The short-form video app was recently banned in India citing national security concerns and now it looks like the US is also set to impose curbs on it.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the country is “taking this very seriously” and is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
“I don’t want to get out in front of the President [Donald Trump], but it’s something we’re looking at,” Pompeo said in an interview with Fox News.
When asked if Americans should download the app, Pompeo said, “Only if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.
