WeChat, the messaging app owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, is also targeted in a separate executive order
The Trump administration has repeatedly threatened a ban on the TikTok citing the company’s Chinese ties and reported threats to national security. While the government has cited fears on privacy for American users’ data, TikTok has maintained that it doesn’t hand over data to the Chinese government, and that its servers are in the U.S. with backup servers in Singapore.that banned having TIkTok on federal devices, the Hill reported.
TikTok has proven to be a crucial marketing and artist discovery tool in the music industry, with labels turning to the app to make viral hits for its artists and find undiscovered artists to sign. Major hits such as Lil Nas X’s record-breaking “Old Town Road,” and more recently Megan thee Stallion’s “Savage” and Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” are a few of the many songs that have first broken on TikTok before becoming Number One singles.
TikTok didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. But following further escalated tension over the app’s future, o tell users it would remain operating in the U.S. “We’ve heard your outpouring of support, and we want to say thank you. We’re not planning on going anywhere,” she said.
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