Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over U.S. data access

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Senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee want the FTC to investigate TikTok and its parent company. They cite recent news reports that TikTok's parent company, China-based ByteDance, has been accessing data on U.S. users.

Published 11 months ago · Washington, United States

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Times of India

US senators call for close look at TikTok

Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about US users of video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok.

11 months ago·Mumbai, India

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Reuters

Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over U.S. data access

WASHINGTON - The chair of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and the top Republican on the panel on Tuesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate social media app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance. The request from Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Republican Marco Rubio followed reports that the company permitted TikTok engineers and executives in

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over U.S. data access

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11 months ago·India

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CNN

Senate Intel leaders call for FTC probe into TikTok amid alleged 'misrepresentations' on data practices

Top lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee called for a Federal Trade Commission probe of TikTok on Tuesday, amid allegations the social media company has made "repeated misrepresentations" to Congress and others on its data security practices.

11 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

US senators call for close look at TikTok

Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on July 5 called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about US users of video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok. Read full story

11 months ago·Malaysia

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Washington Times

Sens. Warner, Rubio urge FTC investigation of TikTok over ‘repeated misrepresentations’

The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence wants the Biden administration to investigate TikTok over allegations that the social media company has misrepresented how it handles people’s data.

11 months ago·Washington, United States

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