„If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn’t solve the problem,“ a TikTok spokesperson told CBS News in a statement.
The Biden administration wants TikTok’s Chinese parent company to divest itself of the popular social media platform, or it could face a possible nationwide ban, TikTok confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) recently made the divestment ask, and a TikTok spokesperson did not dispute that account.
The Treasury Department, of which CFIUS is a part, declined to comment. The White House and National Security Council also declined to comment.
„If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn’t solve the problem,“ TikTok spokesperson Maureen Shanahan told CBS News in a statement.
„The best way to address concerns about national security is with the transparent, U.S.-based protection of U.S. user data and systems, with robust third-party monitoring, vetting, and verification, which we are already implementing,“ Shanahan added.
